Town government · St Croix County, WI

St. Joseph's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Joseph took in $2.9 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%State tax money11%Federal tax money7.6%Fees for services (road charges)1.2%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of St. Joseph's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
65%$1.9 million
Other taxes
14%$404 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$386 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$219 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$329 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

7.4%

of St. Joseph's 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
71%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$389 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$358 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$214 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
  • Libraries$92 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$191 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Joseph. 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 St. Joseph 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.