Town government · Trempealeau County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Unity took in $414 thousand and spent $384 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money42%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money6.8%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
44%$183 thousand

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$28 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$172 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Running the government and other costs9.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Interest on debt1.8%Health and hospitals0.5%

What stands out

83%

of Unity's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
83%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$38 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)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Unity. 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 Unity 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.