Town government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pittsfield took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money21%Fines and other14%Federal tax money2.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.7%

What stands out

14%

of Pittsfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
58%$806 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$38 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$296 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$199 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

18%

of Pittsfield'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
46%$546 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$546 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$213 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$158 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)$88 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield 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.