Town government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dexter took in $239 thousand and spent $261 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money39%Federal tax money7.5%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

7.5%

of Dexter's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$115 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$18 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$93 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Health and hospitals3.4%

What stands out

8.8%

of Dexter'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
55%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$41 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)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$23 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dexter. 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 Dexter 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.