Town government · Manitowoc County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manitowoc took in $377 thousand and spent $263 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (garbage collection)23%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Manitowoc'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 taxes44%

Property tax
44%$164 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$86 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$56 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$68 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals2.7%Sent to other local governments2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Manitowoc'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$34 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manitowoc. 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 Manitowoc 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.