Town government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Otsego took in $445 thousand and spent $447 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money37%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money3.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$245 thousand

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$1 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$163 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

6.9%

of Otsego'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
65%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otsego. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Otsego 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.