Town government · Douglas County, WI

Solon Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Solon Springs took in $630 thousand and spent $621 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Town taxes23%Federal tax money7.9%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)1.1%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

66%

of Solon Springs' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
22%$141 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; airport and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$50 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$418 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

3.5%

of Solon Springs' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$428 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$419 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$111 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)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Solon Springs. 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 Solon Springs 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.