Town government · Sheboygan County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheboygan took in $4.0 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fines and other17%State tax money10%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.3%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

17%

of Sheboygan's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
45%$1.8 million
Other taxes
9.1%$369 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$153 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$116 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$98 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$388 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$416 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$125 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$699 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Interest on debt4.7%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Sheboygan'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%

Running the government and other costs
57%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$711 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$543 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$415 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$415 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$297 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheboygan. 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 Sheboygan 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.