Town government · Dodge County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Emmet took in $636 thousand and spent $733 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money25%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money7.1%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
48%$305 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$67 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$157 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$45 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$7 thousand
Fines
0.6%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Sent to other local governments25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

25%

of Emmet's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$282 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
  • Parking$52 thousand
Sent to other local governments
25%$185 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$114 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$75 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)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 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 Emmet. 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 Emmet 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.