Town government · Dunn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Menomonie took in $1.2 million and spent $982 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money31%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)13%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
38%$468 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$164 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$124 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 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%$185 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$385 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Running the government and other costs10%Health and hospitals8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

14%

of Menomonie'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%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$596 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$596 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$138 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
  • Sewer systems$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$103 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)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Menomonie. 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 Menomonie 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.