Town government · Chippewa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lafayette took in $2.6 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money22%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)2.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
53%$1.4 million
Other taxes
6.0%$155 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$315 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$575 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Lafayette'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
58%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$647 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$639 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$252 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lafayette. 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 Lafayette 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.