Town government · Iron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pence took in $1.1 million and spent $233 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Federal tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, water)7.9%County and local tax money5.1%Town taxes1.8%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes1.8%

Property tax

1.8%$20 thousand

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services

7.9%$88 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more

Sewer$39 thousand
Water$39 thousand
Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government

38%$428 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state

47%$518 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

5.1%$57 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals1.7%Interest on debt1.3%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

48%$112 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$53 thousand
Water supply$51 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand

Running the government and other costs

24%$55 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
Government buildings$15 thousand
Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

15%$34 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$34 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

11%$25 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$25 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.7%$4 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$4 thousand

Interest on debt

1.3%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pence. 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 Pence 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.