Town government · Adams County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rome took in $8.5 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money16%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Rome'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 taxes61%

Property tax
50%$4.3 million
Other taxes
11%$976 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$733 thousand
  • Other licenses$214 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$32 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$545 thousand
Fines
0.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt12%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

19%

of Rome'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$942 thousand
  • Fire protection$352 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$698 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$121 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$852 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$412 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$826 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$582 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
  • Libraries$190 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rome. 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 Rome 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.