Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delavan took in $5.8 million and spent $13.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fines and other12%State tax money12%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)7.2%

What stands out

8.3%

of Delavan's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
61%$3.5 million
Other taxes
8.3%$476 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$265 thousand
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$413 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$199 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Road charges$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$680 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$559 thousand
Fines
2.1%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking29%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Running the government and other costs5.6%Interest on debt3.3%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Delavan's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$725 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$253 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$242 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$427 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$90 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Delavan. 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 Delavan 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.