Town government · Kewaunee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pierce took in $459 thousand and spent $333 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money25%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)17%Federal tax money9.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Pierce's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
46%$211 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$43 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$116 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

21%

of Pierce'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
40%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pierce. 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 Pierce 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.