Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Johnstown took in $374 thousand and spent $450 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Town taxes39%Fines and other14%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Johnstown's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
38%$143 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$28 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$146 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Health and hospitals1.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

85%

of Johnstown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
85%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$384 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Johnstown. 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 Johnstown 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.