Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Polk 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 money23%Federal tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Polk'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 taxes61%

Property tax
44%$602 thousand
Other taxes
18%$241 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$211 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$211 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$312 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%

What stands out

43%

of Polk's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$501 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$327 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$134 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
38%$440 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$440 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$211 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)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Polk. 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 Polk 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.