Town government · Dodge County, WI

Fox Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fox Lake took in $1.2 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes57%

Property tax
55%$643 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$149 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$143 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$191 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$20 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

17%

of Fox Lake'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
51%$536 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$536 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$187 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$182 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$86 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fox Lake. 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 Fox Lake 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.