Town government · Rock County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Janesville took in $1.5 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

17%

of Janesville'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 taxes44%

Property tax
40%$614 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$59 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$263 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$256 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$189 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$329 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$57 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs8.2%Interest on debt0.9%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

19%

of Janesville'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
40%$555 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$555 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$394 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$262 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Janesville. 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 Janesville 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.