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Fort Atkinson's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Atkinson took in $20.5 million and spent $19.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money16%Fines and other5.2%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

41%

of Fort Atkinson's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
41%$8.4 million
Other taxes
2.5%$507 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$217 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Other licenses$88 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Road charges$590 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$241 thousand
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Airport$110 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$303 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.2 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$527 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$914 thousand
Fines
0.8%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs6.9%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

22%

of Fort Atkinson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$760 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Public transit$386 thousand
  • Airports$105 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$878 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$1.3 million
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$846 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$338 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$589 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$155 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$155 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Atkinson. 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 City of Fort Atkinson 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.