Town government · Portage County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stockton took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money30%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Stockton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$559 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and parks and recreation
  • Road charges$176 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$157 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$395 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals0.9%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Stockton'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
58%$667 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$667 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$182 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$136 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)$82 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Stockton. 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 Stockton 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.