Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darien took in $1.7 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other83%State tax money9.5%Town taxes7.1%

What stands out

83%

of Darien's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes7.1%

Other taxes
4.7%$80 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.4%$42 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$163 thousand

Fines and other83%

Interest, rents and other
83%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

15%

of Darien's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$594 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$594 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$211 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)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Darien. 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 Darien 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.