Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emerald took in $921 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes37%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.9%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Emerald's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$331 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$27 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$45 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$505 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

88%

of Emerald's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$942 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$942 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Emerald. 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 Emerald 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.