Town government · Vilas County, WI

Arbor Vitae's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arbor Vitae took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fines and other22%State tax money18%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money0.5%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

22%

of Arbor Vitae's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
43%$928 thousand
Other taxes
7.3%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$126 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and other service charges
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$179 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$390 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$10 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$467 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

24%

of Arbor Vitae's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$821 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$806 thousand
  • Airports$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$414 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$317 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arbor Vitae. 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 Arbor Vitae 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.