Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson took in $2.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money15%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.5%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
53%$1.2 million
Other taxes
8.4%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$173 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$189 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$238 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$325 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$91 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

29%

of Jackson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$479 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$378 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$288 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$292 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)$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jackson. 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 Jackson 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.