Town government · Trempealeau County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sumner took in $431 thousand and spent $276 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money37%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.8%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$211 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$44 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$159 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

26%

of Sumner'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
51%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sumner. 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 Sumner 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.