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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wausau took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money79%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)15%Town taxes2.9%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

79%

of Wausau's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes2.9%

Other taxes
2.9%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and motor fuel taxes
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$192 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$998 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.9%Roads, transit and parking0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Wausau's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$913 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$913 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$285 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$238 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$12 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wausau. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wausau 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.