Town government · Rock County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Turtle took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes35%State tax money21%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%Fines and other13%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

15%

of Turtle'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 taxes35%

Property tax
28%$311 thousand
Other taxes
6.7%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$172 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$157 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$126 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$229 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$50 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
8.4%$94 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.0%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Health and hospitals2.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Turtle'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
31%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$268 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Police$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$219 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)$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$177 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$177 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Turtle. 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 Turtle 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.