Town government · Manitowoc County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Centerville took in $471 thousand and spent $449 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money29%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

7%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
53%$250 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$33 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$138 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

14%

of Centerville'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
70%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Centerville. 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 Centerville 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.