Town Hall · Porterfield

Porterfield, WI town hall & government

Porterfield spent $885,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $451 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Porterfield's government.

Town budget

Where Porterfield's money goes

Spent
$885,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$451
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$633,00072%
Fire
$86,00010%
Administration & buildings
$82,0009%
Sewer & trash
$55,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Health & welfare
$1,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$15,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 30%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Porterfield

Full-time staff
0
23 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time9 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Porterfield didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Marinette School District

Porterfield's K–12 school district, shared with Marinette, Peshtigo and Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,074
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,958
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$29.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,074 per pupil, $7,542 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Porterfield pay

Typical tax bill
$2,824
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.21%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$234,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Porterfield's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofporterfield.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Porterfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Porterfield

Porterfield is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Tony Wied. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Porterfield's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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