Town government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hancock took in $369 thousand and spent $282 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Town taxes41%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Hancock's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes41%

Property tax
41%$151 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$28 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$188 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

16%

of Hancock'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
61%$171 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$171 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$49 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hancock. 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 Hancock 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.