Town government · Dunn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sheridan took in $358 thousand and spent $384 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money40%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax

50%$180 thousand

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government

7.0%$25 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state

40%$143 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.6%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Health and hospitals3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

77%

of Sheridan'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

77%$294 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$294 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$42 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)$26 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Government buildings$2 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

6.0%$23 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation

Fire protection$22 thousand
Inspections and regulation$1 thousand

Health and hospitals

3.6%$14 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$14 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

2.6%$10 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.3%$1 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sheridan. 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 Sheridan 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.