Town government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seymour took in $525 thousand and spent $564 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%State tax money36%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money11%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (road charges)0.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
37%$194 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$64 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$189 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$59 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Health and hospitals2.3%Environment and natural resources1.2%

What stands out

73%

of Seymour'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
73%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Seymour. 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 Seymour 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.