Town government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Halsey took in $318 thousand and spent $252 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes30%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)3.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
30%$94 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$36 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$171 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Health and hospitals5.6%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

7.1%

of Halsey'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
62%$157 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$14 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Halsey. 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 Halsey 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.