Town government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stephenson took in $1.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money42%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)3.9%County and local tax money3.8%Fines and other1.9%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Stephenson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes49%

Property tax

47%$904 thousand

Other taxes

1.5%$28 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses

Other licenses$24 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services

3.9%$74 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more

Garbage collection$55 thousand
Other service charges$16 thousand
Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government

0.2%$3 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state

42%$799 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

3.8%$72 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$36 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Health and hospitals2.8%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

of Stephenson's 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%

Roads, transit and parking

65%$1.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$1.3 million
Airports$9 thousand

Running the government and other costs

16%$323 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Government buildings$155 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Other and not broken out$21 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

8.4%$169 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$135 thousand
Police$28 thousand
Courts and legal services$6 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

7.0%$141 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.8%$57 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$57 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.5%$11 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Libraries$1 thousand

Environment and natural resources

<0.1%$2 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stephenson. 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 Stephenson 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.