Town government · Florence County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Florence took in $6.7 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)67%Town taxes16%State tax money10%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

67%

of Florence's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Gas$1.6 million
  • Water$306 thousand
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$671 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$56 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$369 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs6.5%Interest on debt5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

72%

of Florence'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Water supply$220 thousand
  • Sewer systems$152 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$750 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$750 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$390 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)$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$298 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on gas supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on gas supply debt$94 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$91 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$64 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$137 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Florence. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Florence 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.