Town government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wescott took in $1.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money19%Federal tax money1.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)1.3%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

6%

of Wescott'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 taxes77%

Property tax
71%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.0%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$23 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$319 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Wescott's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$627 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$627 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$530 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$256 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$92 thousand
  • Government buildings$78 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$219 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$179 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.4%$107 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wescott. 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 Wescott 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.