Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lima took in $535 thousand and spent $611 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money38%Federal tax money7.9%Fees for services (road charges)0.9%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

7.9%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
53%$281 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$42 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$203 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs7.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Health and hospitals1.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

7.7%

of Lima'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
80%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$47 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)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.7%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lima. 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 Lima 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.