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Fountain Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fountain Prairie took in $675 thousand and spent $517 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money27%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money3.1%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

7%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$420 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$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 services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$47 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$179 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$21 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Health and hospitals3.1%

What stands out

14%

of Fountain Prairie's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$240 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$240 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$98 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fountain Prairie. 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 Fountain Prairie 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.