Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dale took in $1.2 million and spent $973 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

15%

of Dale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
37%$461 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$54 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$184 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$128 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$211 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$27 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Health and hospitals4.5%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

16%

of Dale'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
35%$340 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$196 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$195 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$168 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$159 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dale. 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 Dale 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.