Town government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barnes took in $1.7 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.2%County and local tax money5.4%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

6.2%

of Barnes' 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 taxes50%

Property tax
50%$833 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$102 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$41 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$531 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$90 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

8.4%

of Barnes' 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
57%$880 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$880 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$275 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)$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$126 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barnes. 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 Barnes 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.