Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Linn took in $6.2 million and spent $5.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes71%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%State tax money9.1%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Linn'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 taxes71%

Property tax
64%$4.0 million
Other taxes
6.6%$413 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$223 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$155 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$530 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$175 thousand
  • Other service charges$72 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$58 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$567 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$373 thousand
Fines
0.5%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

28%

of Linn'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
36%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$723 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)$311 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$516 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$516 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$310 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$310 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$282 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$282 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$155 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Linn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Linn 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.