Town government · Waupaca 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 $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money31%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Farmington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
55%$673 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$118 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$375 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$50 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%

What stands out

6%

of Farmington's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$473 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$473 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$232 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 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.