Town government · Kenosha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheatland took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%State tax money14%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes57%

Property tax
47%$674 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$139 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$163 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$146 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$181 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$201 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$36 thousand
Fines
1.9%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

12%

of Wheatland'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
41%$522 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$522 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$202 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$152 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wheatland. 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 Wheatland 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.