Town government · Outagamie County, WI

Grand Chute's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Chute took in $41.7 million and spent $45.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other12%State tax money6.8%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

31%

of Grand Chute's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
43%$17.9 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$485 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$433 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$422 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Road charges$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$571 thousand
  • Other service charges$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$487 thousand

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$2.9 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$1.0 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$4.5 million
Fines
0.8%$338 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

24%

of Grand Chute's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$7.2 million
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$395 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$319 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.4 million
  • Public transit$803 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$10.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$610 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$612 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$490 thousand
  • Government buildings$201 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Chute. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Grand Chute 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.