Town government · Portage County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plover took in $778 thousand and spent $651 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money35%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Plover's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
54%$417 thousand
Other taxes
11%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$269 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

14%

of Plover'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%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plover. 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 Plover 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.