City government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bayfield took in $3.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)36%City taxes35%Fines and other15%County and local tax money8.0%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

15%

of Bayfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
18%$691 thousand
Other taxes
13%$492 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$441 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$129 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; ports and waterways and 5 more
  • Sewer$600 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$391 thousand
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Parking$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$24 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$200 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$301 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$575 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

9.3%

of Bayfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$688 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$199 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$985 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$631 thousand
  • Water supply$344 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$705 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$362 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$290 thousand
  • Parking$37 thousand
  • Public transit$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$667 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$377 thousand
  • Police$286 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$382 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$172 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bayfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bayfield 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.