Town government · Lincoln County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Skanawan took in $218 thousand and spent $127 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money36%Federal tax money9.2%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
49%$107 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$20 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%

What stands out

43%

of Skanawan'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%

Roads, transit and parking
49%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Skanawan. 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 Skanawan 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.