Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Georgetown took in $653 thousand and spent $698 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money25%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)0.9%

What stands out

7.7%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
64%$417 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and parks and recreation
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$50 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$161 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals1.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Georgetown'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
67%$466 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$466 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$92 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Georgetown. 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 Georgetown 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.