Town government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Christiana took in $807 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money86%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%Fines and other2.6%Town taxes1.5%

What stands out

86%

of Christiana's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes1.5%

Other taxes
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money86%

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

From the state
86%$691 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Environment and natural resources<0.1%

What stands out

8.5%

of Christiana'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
55%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Christiana. 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 Christiana 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.