Town government · Calumet County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Charlestown took in $554 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%State tax money33%County and local tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection)9.7%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Charlestown's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
32%$180 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$40 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$182 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$94 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Charlestown'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
50%$173 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$173 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Charlestown. 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 Charlestown 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.