Town government · Jackson County, WI

Bear Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bear Bluff took in $185 thousand and spent $185 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Town taxes30%Federal tax money3.8%County and local tax money3.8%

What stands out

62%

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

Town taxes30%

Property tax
30%$56 thousand

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$7 thousand

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$115 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%Health and hospitals1.1%

What stands out

79%

of Bear Bluff's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
79%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$24 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)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bear Bluff. 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 Bear Bluff 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.