Town government · Oconto County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Townsend took in $978 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money36%Federal tax money5.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.1%County and local tax money1.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

5.3%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$529 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$52 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$353 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals10%Sent to other local governments8.8%All other spending15%

What stands out

15%

of Townsend'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
39%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$153 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
  • Sewer systems$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$121 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)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.8%$88 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$67 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Townsend. 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 Townsend 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.