Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Troy took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money16%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

15%

of Troy's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
52%$732 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$203 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$124 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$229 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$33 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals7.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

19%

of Troy'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
37%$391 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$391 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$204 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Police$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.1%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Troy. 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 Troy 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.