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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mukwonago took in $5.1 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)15%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Mukwonago'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 taxes61%

Property tax
57%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.8%$191 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$754 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$505 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
  • Housing$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$429 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$675 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Fines
1.6%$79 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

47%

of Mukwonago's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$955 thousand
  • Fire protection$943 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$679 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$679 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$548 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)$241 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$147 thousand
  • Government buildings$89 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$545 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$545 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$230 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$230 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$228 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$228 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$84 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mukwonago. 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 Mukwonago 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.