Town government · Jefferson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Palmyra took in $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Town taxes27%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)11%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

59%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
26%$353 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Airport$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$790 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Running the government and other costs6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

8.1%

of Palmyra'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
77%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Palmyra. 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 Palmyra 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.