Town government · Wood County, WI

Port Edwards's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Edwards took in $1.2 million and spent $488 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%County and local tax money28%Town taxes18%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)8.1%Federal tax money5.9%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Port Edwards' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
18%$216 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$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 services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$71 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$479 thousand

County and local tax money28%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
28%$343 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

19%

of Port Edwards' 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
36%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$64 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$57 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)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Port Edwards. 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 Port Edwards 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.