Town government · Chippewa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sampson took in $635 thousand and spent $635 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money41%Federal tax money7.7%County and local tax money1.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

7.7%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$306 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$49 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$260 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.3%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Sampson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sampson. 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 Sampson 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.