Town government · Chippewa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arthur took in $335 thousand and spent $325 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes33%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.3%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

12%

of Arthur's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
30%$100 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$41 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$182 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals4.3%Interest on debt3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%

What stands out

4.3%

of Arthur's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$213 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$46 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Arthur. 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 Arthur 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.