Town government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bell took in $863 thousand and spent $616 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Town taxes38%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)13%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

13%

of Bell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
38%$329 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$14 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$346 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$37 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

7%

of Bell's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$271 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$269 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$32 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bell. 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 Bell 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.