City government · Rock County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Milton took in $12.5 million and spent $10.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money12%Fines and other11%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

37%

of Milton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
37%$4.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$475 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$399 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Road charges$474 thousand
  • Garbage collection$334 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$737 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.5 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$257 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.3 million
Fines
0.4%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

10%

of Milton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$485 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$628 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$569 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$403 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$960 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$527 thousand
  • Libraries$433 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$527 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Milton 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.