Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buchanan took in $5.5 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)30%County and local tax money12%State tax money8.2%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

30%

of Buchanan'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 taxes46%

Property tax
42%$2.3 million
Other taxes
4.0%$219 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$118 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$924 thousand
  • Road charges$376 thousand
  • Garbage collection$358 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$448 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$637 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$211 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Buchanan'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
56%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Public transit$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$569 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$375 thousand
  • Fire protection$139 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$500 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$301 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$492 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$445 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$161 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Buchanan. 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 Buchanan 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.