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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Namakagon took in $1.0 million and spent $903 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money26%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.3%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

of Namakagon's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
48%$496 thousand
Other taxes
16%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$13 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$272 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

7.9%

of Namakagon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$347 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$71 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Namakagon. 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 Namakagon 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.