Town government · Outagamie County, WI

Freedom's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Freedom took in $3.9 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money17%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.7%County and local tax money3.4%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

8.3%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
58%$2.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$263 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$248 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$324 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$683 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$135 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$90 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending12%

What stands out

18%

of Freedom'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
27%$935 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$935 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$634 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$634 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$591 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$411 thousand
  • Police$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$449 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$205 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$415 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$408 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Freedom. 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 Freedom 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.