Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), McKinley took in $329 thousand and spent $255 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money40%Fines and other11%Fees for services (road charges)0.9%

What stands out

11%

of McKinley's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$158 thousand

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other government-run businesses
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$132 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Interest on debt2.0%Health and hospitals1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

68%

of McKinley's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of McKinley. 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 McKinley 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.