Town government · Monroe County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tomah took in $499 thousand and spent $382 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money37%Federal tax money15%Fees for services1.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
44%$220 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$77 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$186 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals4.7%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

12%

of Tomah'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
57%$216 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.7%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tomah. 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 Tomah 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.