Town government · Vernon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coon took in $568 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money42%Federal tax money7.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$277 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 services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$40 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$238 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

84%

of Coon'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
84%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Coon. 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 Coon 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.