Town government · Portage County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hull took in $2.4 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money21%Federal tax money12%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
58%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$134 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$288 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$509 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

16%

of Hull'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
44%$962 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$962 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$407 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$349 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$346 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)$255 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$338 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hull. 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 Hull 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.