Town government · Marquette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mecan took in $332 thousand and spent $247 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money36%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
42%$138 thousand
Other taxes
8.7%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 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%$37 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$118 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails11%

What stands out

32%

of Mecan's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mecan. 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 Mecan 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.