Town government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dairyland took in $448 thousand and spent $537 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%County and local tax money23%Town taxes13%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money2.2%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes13%

Property tax
13%$57 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$10 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$250 thousand

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$103 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

73%

of Dairyland'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
73%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dairyland. 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 Dairyland 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.