Town government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Springwater took in $737 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money29%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other3.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.1%

What stands out

9.2%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
58%$426 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 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%$68 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$213 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%

What stands out

23%

of Springwater's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$262 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$262 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$151 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)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Springwater. 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 Springwater 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.