Town government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eagle took in $1.9 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%State tax money15%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

18%

of Eagle'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 taxes55%

Property tax
48%$904 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere-$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$343 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$303 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$190 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$280 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$29 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

19%

of Eagle'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$285 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$314 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)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$304 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$186 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$164 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eagle. 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 Eagle 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.