Town government · Green County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Decatur took in $767 thousand and spent $685 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

14%

of Decatur'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 taxes48%

Property tax
46%$349 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$95 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$170 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt0.4%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Decatur'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
48%$326 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$326 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$123 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$100 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)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Decatur. 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 Decatur 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.