Town government · Crawford 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 $444 thousand and spent $397 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money43%Federal tax money5.6%County and local tax money5.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
46%$204 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$25 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$189 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$22 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.8%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

75%

of Scott'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
75%$299 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.8%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$7 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.