Town government · Iowa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pulaski took in $330 thousand and spent $249 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Town taxes37%Fees for services (road charges)8.8%County and local tax money6.4%

What stands out

48%

of Pulaski's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$123 thousand

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$29 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$157 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%

What stands out

6.8%

of Pulaski's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$43 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)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pulaski. 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 Pulaski 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.