Town government · Jefferson County, WI

Lake Mills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Mills took in $1.3 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)18%State tax money14%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Lake Mills' 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 taxes57%

Property tax
45%$581 thousand
Other taxes
11%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$115 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$233 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$211 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$114 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$185 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$10 thousand
Fines
0.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

12%

of Lake Mills' 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
47%$792 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$792 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$476 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$317 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Police$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$205 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$205 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$114 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)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lake Mills. 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 Lake Mills 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.