Town government · Richland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Richwood took in $364 thousand and spent $387 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money56%Town taxes31%Federal tax money7.4%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.8%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
31%$112 thousand

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.4%

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

From the federal government
7.4%$27 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$203 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%

What stands out

74%

of Richwood's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Richwood. 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 Richwood 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.