Town government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Winnebago took in $322 thousand and spent $279 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money38%Federal tax money14%Fees for services3.1%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$137 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$44 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$123 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

15%

of Fort Winnebago's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Winnebago. 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 Fort Winnebago 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.