Town government · Monroe 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 $138 thousand and spent $135 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money80%Town taxes14%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

80%

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

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$19 thousand

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$7 thousand

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$111 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

30%

of Scott's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$41 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)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$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 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.