Town government · Walworth 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 $1.5 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.9%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money6.8%

What stands out

8.2%

of Lafayette's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
56%$869 thousand
Other taxes
8.2%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$128 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$105 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$189 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$115 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Health and hospitals6.6%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

11%

of Lafayette'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
44%$486 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$275 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$215 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$125 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)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$120 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$18 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.