Town government · Dunn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunn took in $905 thousand and spent $910 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Dunn'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 taxes39%

Property tax
38%$344 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$134 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$123 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$103 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$290 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs6.6%Health and hospitals3.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Dunn'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
75%$679 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$679 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$60 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)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dunn. 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 Dunn 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.