Town government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Walworth took in $1.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes72%State tax money15%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.6%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

8.6%

of Walworth'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 taxes72%

Property tax
66%$938 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$122 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$220 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Running the government and other costs7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Walworth'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
77%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$194 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)$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$111 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$97 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walworth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Walworth 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.