Town government · Kewaunee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carlton took in $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money14%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

77%

of Carlton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes84%

Other taxes
77%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.3%$139 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other government-run businesses
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$273 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs77%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Health and hospitals1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Carlton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
77%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$299 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$299 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carlton. 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 Carlton 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.