Town government · Kenosha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Somers took in $1.0 million and spent $826 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)42%State tax money8.5%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

42%

of Somers' 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 taxes42%

Property tax
40%$407 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$427 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$254 thousand
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$87 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%$24 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$40 thousand
Fines
1.0%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.9%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

42%

of Somers' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$165 thousand
  • Water supply$116 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$269 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$194 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$96 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)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Somers. 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 Somers 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.