Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fennimore took in $361 thousand and spent $325 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money40%Federal tax money8.6%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$184 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$31 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Running the government and other costs7.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

8.3%

of Fennimore's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fennimore. 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 Fennimore 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.