Town government · Sawyer County, WI

Bass Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bass Lake took in $857 thousand and spent $740 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money41%Fees for services (garbage collection)6.3%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

41%

of Bass Lake's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
46%$394 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$54 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$352 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

11%

of Bass Lake'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
56%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$150 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)$92 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$84 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$84 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bass Lake. 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 Bass Lake 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.