Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hudson took in $2.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money19%Federal tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.2%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes61%

Property tax
53%$1.4 million
Other taxes
8.1%$211 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$190 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$461 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$481 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$24 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Hudson's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$774 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$774 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$477 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$317 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$284 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)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$221 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$203 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hudson. 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 Hudson 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.