ZIP 53809 · Fennimore, WI

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 53809: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Wisconsin governments, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 53809?
53809 is served by the State of Wisconsin, Grant County, Fennimore School District, the Town of Fennimore, the Town of Mount Ida, the Town of Hickory Grove and the Town of Wingville. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Wisconsin spent $53.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Grant County spent $51.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Fennimore School District spent $25.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Fennimore spent $396 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Town of Mount Ida spent $1.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Town of Hickory Grove spent $469 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Town of Wingville spent $1.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 53809?
Of the governments serving 53809, State of Wisconsin collected $91.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Grant County collected $15.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Fennimore School District collected $3.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Town of Wingville collected $245 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Town of Hickory Grove collected $235 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Town of Fennimore collected $226 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Town of Mount Ida collected $194 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 53809.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Grant County, Fennimore, Mount Ida and Hickory Grove

Figures for Wisconsin governments come from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and are for 2023, 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file. The state government's own figures are the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published.

Where property tax goes in 53809

State of Wisconsin$91.2 million

0.2% of its $50.5 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Grant County$15.4 million

34% of its $45.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Fennimore School District$3.1 million

20% of its $15.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Town of Wingville$245 thousand

27% of its $919 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Town of Hickory Grove$235 thousand

49% of its $476 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Town of Fennimore$226 thousand

59% of its $384 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Town of Mount Ida$194 thousand

27% of its $723 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Grant County

$51.2 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

Where the money comes from

County taxes46%State tax money33%Fees for services14%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money0.6%
Full Grant County breakdown

County taxes46%

Property tax
34%$15.4 million
Other taxes
12%$5.5 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.5 million

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$277 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$15.0 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2.5 million
Fines
0.7%$300 thousand
Grant County page →

Where the money goes

Social services37%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs14%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.0%All other spending6.2%
Full Grant County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$18.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$9.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$7.2 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.0%$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$2.0 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$1.1 million
Grant County page →

Your towns

Town of Fennimore

$396 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

About 32% of this ZIP is in Fennimore.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money41%Fines and other0.1%
Full Fennimore breakdown

Town taxes59%

Property tax
59%$226 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$894

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$157 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$465
Fennimore page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.9%
Full Fennimore breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$32 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.9%$15 thousand
Fennimore page →

Town of Mount Ida

$1.1 million budget in fiscal year 2023 (ended December 31, 2023), from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

About 30% of this ZIP is in Mount Ida.

Where the money comes from

State tax money69%Town taxes27%Fees for services3.3%Fines and other0.2%
Full Mount Ida breakdown

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$194 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$24 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$501 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand
Mount Ida page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.4%Running the government and other costs6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Health and hospitals0.5%
Full Mount Ida breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
79%$834 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.4%$89 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
Mount Ida page →

Town of Hickory Grove

$469 thousand budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

About 16% of this ZIP is in Hickory Grove.

Where the money comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money44%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services0.2%
Full Hickory Grove breakdown

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$235 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$10 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$209 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$16 thousand
Fines
0.3%$1 thousand
Hickory Grove page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs12%Debt payments (principal and interest)11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%All other spending1.3%
Full Hickory Grove breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$306 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$58 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
11%$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$6 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$60
Hickory Grove page →

Town of Wingville

$1.2 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Wingville.

Where the money comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes29%Fees for services27%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Wingville breakdown

Town taxes29%

Property tax
27%$245 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$22 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$247 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$395 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$6 thousand
Wingville page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.1%Running the government and other costs4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.6%Health and hospitals0.4%
Full Wingville breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
84%$1.0 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.1%$101 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$6 thousand
Wingville page →

Your schools

Fennimore School District

$25.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

About 93% of this ZIP is in Fennimore School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes20%Federal tax money6.3%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services2.2%
Full Fennimore School District breakdown

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$3.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$356 thousand

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$995 thousand

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$9.5 million

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$957 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$933 thousand
Fennimore School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.9%Sent to other local governments1.9%
Full Fennimore School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$23.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.9%$1.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$481 thousand
Fennimore School District page →

Your state

State of Wisconsin

$53.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other9.6%Local tax money0.6%
Full Wisconsin breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Wisconsin's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes48%

Individual income tax
19%$9.49 billion
Sales tax
15%$7.59 billion
Other taxes
8.6%$4.35 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.17 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$722 million
  • Tobacco taxes$495 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$435 million
  • Public utility taxes$410 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$360 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$275 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$96.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$60.3 million
  • Other licenses$59.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$39.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$33.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.5 million
  • Severance taxes$1.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$166 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$77 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.3%$2.66 billion
Property tax
0.2%$91.2 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.90 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$2.46 billion
  • College tuition$2.06 billion
  • Other service charges$752 million
  • University housing and dining$471 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$74.2 million
  • Road charges$38.7 million
  • Housing$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other education charges$5.4 million
  • Sewer$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$15.3 billion

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.6%$283 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$4.78 billion
Fines
0.1%$60.2 million
Wisconsin page →

Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments27%Schools and colleges15%Running the government and other costs7.6%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

27%

of Wisconsin's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Wisconsin breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$16.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$16.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$134 million
  • Welfare institutions$128 million
  • Veterans' services$28.6 million
Sent to local governments
27%$14.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.52 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.19 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$978 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$601 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$364 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$346 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$55.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$32.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$12.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$6.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$3.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$443 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$58 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$7.84 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.64 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.23 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$671 million
  • Other education$289 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$4.10 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.86 billion
  • Other and not broken out$627 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 million
  • Government buildings$52.1 million
  • Other government administration$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$3.90 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.99 billion
  • Public health$912 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.68 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$2.46 billion
  • Airports$188 million
  • Public transit$24.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.9 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$2.42 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.41 billion
  • Courts and legal services$477 million
  • Inspections and regulation$285 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$195 million
  • Police$57.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$633 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$633 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$569 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$565 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$57.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
Wisconsin page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Wisconsin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Grant County. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures (Municipal Financial Report), calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Fennimore School District. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, School Financial Services annual report data, school year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Town of Fennimore. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures (Municipal Financial Report), calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Town of Mount Ida. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures (Municipal Financial Report), calendar year 2023, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Town of Hickory Grove. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures (Municipal Financial Report), calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Town of Wingville. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures (Municipal Financial Report), calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

How these figures are counted. Wisconsin county, city, village and town figures are the calendar-year Municipal Financial Reports filed with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, which are unaudited, and many towns and small villages report on a cash basis. School district figures are the annual report data filed with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025. Everything is grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds and internal service funds are not counted. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government. County sales taxes are counted with other taxes.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.