Town government · Dane County, WI

Cross Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cross Plains took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money16%County and local tax money14%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Cross Plains' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
57%$717 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$81 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$203 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$172 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$16 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Running the government and other costs8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Interest on debt4.5%Health and hospitals3.8%

What stands out

6.2%

of Cross Plains' 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
69%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$126 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)$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cross Plains. 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 Cross Plains 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.