Town government · St Croix County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stanton took in $449 thousand and spent $327 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money40%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)1.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
46%$205 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$49 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$179 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Health and hospitals2.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

15%

of Stanton'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
57%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stanton. 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 Stanton 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.