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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Koshkonong took in $1.4 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)18%Federal tax money14%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Koshkonong'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
41%$584 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$261 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$250 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$198 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$323 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Running the government and other costs8.3%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

13%

of Koshkonong'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
67%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$274 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$206 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$181 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)$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Koshkonong. 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 Koshkonong 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.