Town government · Pepin County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pepin took in $495 thousand and spent $400 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money45%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

45%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$228 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$38 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$223 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Health and hospitals3.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Pepin's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
73%$293 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$293 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pepin. 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 Pepin 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.