Town government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lessor took in $616 thousand and spent $601 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%Federal tax money11%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Lessor'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 taxes42%

Property tax
41%$255 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$65 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$200 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals4.2%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

12%

of Lessor'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
52%$314 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$102 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)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$71 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lessor. 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 Lessor 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.