Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $1.0 million and spent $751 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money26%Federal tax money9.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.1%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

9.3%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
57%$602 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$97 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$276 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

7.7%

of Farmington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$340 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$340 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.