Town government · Jefferson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jefferson took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Jefferson'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 taxes43%

Property tax
42%$448 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$181 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$165 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 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%$118 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$291 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$19 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals4.5%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

16%

of Jefferson'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
52%$574 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$574 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$177 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$145 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)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Jefferson. 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 Jefferson 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.