Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellington took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money5.4%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
39%$447 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$169 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$164 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$276 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$62 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

13%

of Ellington'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
56%$577 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$577 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$122 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)$62 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$77 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ellington. 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 Ellington 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.