Town government · Door County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington took in $2.3 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)17%Fines and other9.9%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money6.1%

What stands out

17%

of Washington'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 taxes57%

Property tax
55%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$409 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand
  • Airport$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$215 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$143 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$230 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

22%

of Washington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
23%$441 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$416 thousand
  • Airports$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$423 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$423 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$388 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$238 thousand
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$234 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)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand
  • Sewer systems$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.0%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washington. 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 Washington 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.