Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kaukauna took in $762 thousand and spent $553 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fines and other55%State tax money18%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)9.8%Federal tax money9.2%Town taxes4.9%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes4.9%

Property tax
3.7%$28 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$75 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$70 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$135 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other55%

Interest, rents and other
55%$421 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Environment and natural resources1.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

9%

of Kaukauna'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
57%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kaukauna. 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 Kaukauna 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.