Town government · Dunn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilson took in $337 thousand and spent $379 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes34%Fines and other12%Federal tax money8.6%

What stands out

8.6%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
34%$113 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$29 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$155 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Health and hospitals0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

7.1%

of Wilson'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
76%$289 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$42 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)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 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 Wilson. 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 Wilson 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.