Town government · Walworth County, WI

La Grange's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Grange took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)31%State tax money19%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

31%

of La Grange'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 taxes38%

Property tax
34%$462 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$53 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$410 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$386 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$129 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$262 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$15 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

35%

of La Grange'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
37%$423 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$423 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$397 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$397 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$162 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)$89 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of La Grange. 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 La Grange 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.