Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Center took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%State tax money21%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%County and local tax money9.5%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
35%$436 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$191 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$263 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$119 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Center'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
44%$544 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$544 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$235 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)$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$214 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$214 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Center. 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 Center 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.