Town government · Monroe County, WI

Little Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Little Falls took in $760 thousand and spent $746 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money37%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.9%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes43%

Property tax
41%$311 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$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%$84 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Health and hospitals1.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

7.5%

of Little Falls' 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
70%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Little Falls. 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 Little Falls 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.