Town government · Clark County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hixon took in $415 thousand and spent $522 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes36%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
35%$147 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$42 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$217 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Hixon's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$404 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$404 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$52 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)$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hixon. 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 Hixon 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.