Town government · Manitowoc County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cato took in $834 thousand and spent $726 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money33%Federal tax money3.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

33%

of Cato's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$498 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$30 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$273 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals5.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

5.1%

of Cato's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$423 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$114 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)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cato. 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 Cato 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.