Town government · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Madge took in $329 thousand and spent $285 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money36%Federal tax money8.2%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
51%$168 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$27 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$117 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals4.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

4.9%

of Madge's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Madge. 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 Madge 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.