Town government · Manitowoc County, WI

Two Rivers's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Two Rivers took in $550 thousand and spent $468 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money40%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)5.8%County and local tax money2.7%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

40%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
47%$260 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$32 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$1 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$222 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%Health and hospitals2.8%

What stands out

6.6%

of Two Rivers' 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
61%$285 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$285 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$97 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)$60 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$42 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Two Rivers. 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 Two Rivers 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.