Town government · Washburn 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 $379 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Town taxes41%Federal tax money7.1%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

49%

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 taxes41%

Property tax
41%$157 thousand

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$27 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$187 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%

What stands out

5.1%

of Bass Lake'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
76%$309 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$309 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$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)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$15 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.