Town government · Fond du Lac County, WI

Fond Du Lac's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fond Du Lac took in $1.9 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money32%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.7%

What stands out

10%

of Fond Du Lac'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 taxes47%

Property tax
42%$804 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$187 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$171 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$623 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$209 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals12%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

23%

of Fond Du Lac'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
29%$551 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$551 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$426 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$425 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$308 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$144 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$219 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$219 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fond Du Lac. 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 Fond Du Lac 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.