Town government · Lincoln 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 $192 thousand and spent $181 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Town taxes29%County and local tax money9.4%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.7%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

9.4%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
28%$54 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$16 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$92 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%

What stands out

9.4%

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
49%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$63 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)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 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.