Town government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summit took in $903 thousand and spent $469 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money64%County and local tax money12%Town taxes12%Federal tax money6.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)3.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

64%

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

Town taxes12%

Property tax
12%$107 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$57 thousand

State tax money64%

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

From the state
64%$576 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$112 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Summit's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$361 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$361 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$67 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)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Summit. 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 Summit 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.