Town government · Calumet County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chilton took in $1.9 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other76%Fees for services (road charges)12%Town taxes5.5%State tax money3.6%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

76%

of Chilton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes5.5%

Property tax
4.6%$87 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$59 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$67 thousand

Fines and other76%

Interest, rents and other
76%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

77%

of Chilton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$800 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$800 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$142 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)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chilton. 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 Chilton 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.