Town government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scott took in $471 thousand and spent $292 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes34%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

54%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
33%$157 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$49 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$253 thousand

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%

What stands out

5.5%

of Scott'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
65%$190 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$37 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)$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Scott. 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 Scott 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.