Town government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wautoma took in $392 thousand and spent $291 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money37%Federal tax money17%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

17%

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

Town taxes45%

Property tax
38%$150 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$68 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

16%

of Wautoma'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
55%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$83 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)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wautoma. 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 Wautoma 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.