Town government · Sauk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bear Creek took in $545 thousand and spent $931 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%State tax money27%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

6.1%

of Bear Creek's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes66%

Property tax
66%$358 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$33 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$147 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

79%

of Bear Creek'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%$737 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$737 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bear Creek. 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 Creek 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.