Town government · Richland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sylvan took in $303 thousand and spent $370 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Town taxes35%Federal tax money9.2%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.0%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

53%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$105 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$28 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$160 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

83%

of Sylvan'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
83%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$37 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)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sylvan. 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 Sylvan 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.