Town government · La Crosse County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shelby took in $3.3 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)12%Federal tax money7.9%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

12%

of Shelby's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
47%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.3%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$381 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$317 thousand
  • Road charges$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$258 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$865 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$79 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$72 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Shelby's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$449 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)$294 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$380 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$212 thousand
  • Police$139 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$299 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shelby. 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 Shelby 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.