Town government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wrightstown took in $2.0 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes30%State tax money29%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)27%County and local tax money7.8%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Wrightstown's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
27%$558 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$552 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$415 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$124 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$582 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$159 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Sent to other local governments7.3%Running the government and other costs6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

7.3%

of Wrightstown's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$346 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$311 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.3%$174 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$174 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$164 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$138 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$138 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wrightstown. 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 Wrightstown 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.