Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hortonia took in $629 thousand and spent $449 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)22%State tax money15%Federal tax money8.9%County and local tax money3.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Hortonia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
49%$306 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$140 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$70 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$56 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$94 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$23 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals3.8%

What stands out

14%

of Hortonia'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$147 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$119 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$104 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hortonia. 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 Hortonia 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.