Town government · Dodge County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester took in $212 thousand and spent $155 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money34%Federal tax money17%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
42%$90 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$37 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$72 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%

What stands out

44%

of Chester'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
44%$68 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)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chester. 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 Chester 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.