Town government · La Crosse County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Campbell took in $3.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)25%State tax money22%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

25%

of Campbell'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 taxes42%

Property tax
39%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.9%$124 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$70 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$784 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$781 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$263 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$677 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$49 thousand
Fines
0.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

38%

of Campbell'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$961 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$724 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$739 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$649 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
  • Public transit$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$329 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$50 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Campbell. 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 Campbell 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.