Town government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Humboldt took in $490 thousand and spent $550 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Town taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)21%County and local tax money2.7%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

21%

of Humboldt'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 taxes36%

Property tax
35%$171 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$188 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

15%

of Humboldt'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
43%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Humboldt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Humboldt 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.