Town government · Grant County, WI

Mount Hope's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Hope took in $256 thousand and spent $226 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes43%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.7%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Mount Hope's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes43%

Property tax
43%$111 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$16 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$119 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

8%

of Mount Hope'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
70%$158 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$158 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.0%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mount Hope. 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 Mount Hope 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.