Town government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Columbus took in $451 thousand and spent $480 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money39%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

7.5%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax

49%$223 thousand

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government

7.5%$34 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state

39%$175 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Health and hospitals2.5%

What stands out

74%

of Columbus' 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

74%$357 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$357 thousand

Running the government and other costs

13%$62 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Government buildings$13 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Other and not broken out$6 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.3%$35 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$35 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.9%$14 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.5%$12 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$12 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Columbus. 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 Columbus 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.