Town government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Caledonia took in $806 thousand and spent $733 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money32%Fines and other11%Federal tax money9.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.1%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

9.1%

of Caledonia's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
32%$259 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$73 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$255 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$22 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$89 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Caledonia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$416 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$416 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$143 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)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Caledonia. 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 Caledonia 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.