Town government · Sauk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delton took in $1.5 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)11%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

23%

of Delton'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 taxes57%

Property tax
34%$507 thousand
Other taxes
23%$332 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$218 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$160 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$151 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$425 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Delton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$798 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$798 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$311 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$178 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$186 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$186 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$151 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Delton. 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 Delton 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.