Town government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rock took in $627 thousand and spent $791 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money25%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%

What stands out

17%

of Rock's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$271 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$93 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$88 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$106 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Health and hospitals3.7%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Rock'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
72%$569 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$569 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$87 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$69 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)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rock. 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 Rock 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.