Town government · Forest County, WI

Armstrong Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Armstrong Creek took in $406 thousand and spent $290 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Town taxes20%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Fines and other12%

What stands out

15%

of Armstrong Creek'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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$79 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Road charges$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$217 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$49 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Health and hospitals4.8%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

7.2%

of Armstrong Creek's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Armstrong Creek. 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 Armstrong Creek 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.