Town government · Fond du Lac County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waupun took in $508 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money34%Federal tax money14%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Waupun's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
45%$227 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$71 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$173 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Waupun'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
69%$394 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$394 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waupun. 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 Waupun 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.