Town government · Lafayette County, WI

New Diggings's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Diggings took in $253 thousand and spent $218 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money60%Town taxes25%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

60%

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

Town taxes25%

Property tax
25%$63 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$27 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$153 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals4.6%

What stands out

10%

of New Diggings' 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
59%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$26 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Diggings. 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 New Diggings 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.