Town government · Oconto County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oconto took in $601 thousand and spent $475 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money40%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money2.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.5%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Oconto's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$261 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$71 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$239 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Health and hospitals4.4%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

8.6%

of Oconto'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
49%$233 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$233 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$126 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)$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Oconto. 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 Oconto 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.