Town government · Green County, WI

Spring Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Grove took in $449 thousand and spent $863 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money38%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money0.9%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$222 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$47 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$169 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking86%Running the government and other costs7.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

86%

of Spring Grove'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
86%$738 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$738 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$66 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)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spring Grove. 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 Spring Grove 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.