Town government · Marquette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Newton took in $313 thousand and spent $264 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money42%Fines and other9.6%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$149 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$131 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$3 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%

What stands out

5.3%

of Newton'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
74%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Newton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Newton 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.