Town government · Eau Claire 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 $1.9 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money26%Fees for services (road charges)3.4%Fines and other0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

5.2%

of Washington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
64%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.2%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; road charges and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$61 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$508 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$11 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals3.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

14%

of Washington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$972 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$972 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$427 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)$235 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$243 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 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.