Town government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Platteville took in $661 thousand and spent $520 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money29%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$293 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$78 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$189 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals2.9%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

16%

of Platteville'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
56%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$83 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$64 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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Platteville. 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 Platteville 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.