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Sturgeon Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sturgeon Bay took in $355 thousand and spent $287 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money37%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
40%$141 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 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%$43 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$131 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs20%

What stands out

33%

of Sturgeon Bay'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
47%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$56 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)$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sturgeon Bay. 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 Sturgeon Bay 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.