Town government · Calumet County, WI

Brothertown's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brothertown took in $800 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Brothertown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$388 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
8.5%$68 thousand

State tax money27%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
27%$219 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.7%

What stands out

6.7%

of Brothertown's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
78%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$908 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.7%$78 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brothertown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Brothertown itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.