Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kewaskum took in $552 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money30%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)3.4%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
50%$274 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$57 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$163 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%

What stands out

19%

of Kewaskum'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
61%$287 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$287 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$70 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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Kewaskum. 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 Kewaskum 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.