Town government · Waupaca 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 $372 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money40%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
49%$181 thousand

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$42 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$148 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Health and hospitals6.9%

What stands out

18%

of Bear Creek's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$59 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$52 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)$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 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.