Town government · Walworth County, WI

East Troy's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Troy took in $3.0 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

16%

of East Troy'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 taxes59%

Property tax
55%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.6%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$105 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$485 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$419 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$212 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$378 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%$12 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
3.7%$112 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

12%

of East Troy'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
37%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$752 thousand
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$478 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$430 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$430 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$90 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$90 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of East Troy. 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 East Troy 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.