Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Erin took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money18%Fines and other11%Federal tax money9.5%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
54%$845 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$123 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$150 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$286 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Erin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$623 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$623 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$385 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$291 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$381 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$228 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$99 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Erin. 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 Erin 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.