City government · Barron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barron took in $13.0 million and spent $12.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)58%State tax money16%City taxes12%County and local tax money8.1%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

8.1%

of Barron's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.5%$62 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Water$617 thousand
  • Sewer$539 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.1 million

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$775 thousand
Fines
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Running the government and other costs5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

68%

of Barron's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$8.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Sewer systems$867 thousand
  • Water supply$744 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$831 thousand
  • Fire protection$228 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$672 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$494 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$295 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$175 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Barron. 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 City of Barron 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.