Town government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bayfield took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money21%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money5.9%Federal tax money2.8%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Bayfield's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
45%$582 thousand
Other taxes
15%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$168 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$36 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$273 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$75 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Health and hospitals3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

3.5%

of Bayfield'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
55%$592 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$592 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$319 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$199 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$94 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bayfield. 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 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.