Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Geneva took in $4.3 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

21%

of Geneva's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
48%$2.1 million
Other taxes
21%$901 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$564 thousand
  • Other licenses$274 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$536 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$449 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$264 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$478 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Fines
1.2%$51 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs8.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

42%

of Geneva'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$339 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$984 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$984 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$438 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$438 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$412 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$354 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)$191 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$119 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$119 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Geneva. 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 Geneva 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.