Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milltown took in $1.1 million and spent $917 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money28%Fees for services5.9%Fines and other0.6%Federal tax money0.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

5.9%

of Milltown'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 taxes65%

Property tax
64%$688 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$2 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$301 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Interest on debt1.1%Health and hospitals0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

79%

of Milltown'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
79%$723 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$723 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$105 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)$72 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Milltown. 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 Milltown 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.