Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon took in $760 thousand and spent $578 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes68%State tax money23%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.8%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

6.3%

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

Town taxes68%

Property tax
67%$510 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$48 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$176 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

8.5%

of Sharon'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
70%$403 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$403 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$75 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)$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sharon. 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 Sharon 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.