Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eureka took in $826 thousand and spent $680 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money41%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$386 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$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%$87 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$342 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Eureka'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
77%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$44 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eureka. 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 Eureka 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.