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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poygan took in $624 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection)21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

21%

of Poygan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
44%$277 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$128 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$71 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$130 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

23%

of Poygan'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
45%$259 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$259 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$121 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)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Poygan. 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 Poygan 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.