Town government · Rusk County, WI

Big Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Bend took in $366 thousand and spent $331 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money35%Federal tax money4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.5%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
53%$195 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$18 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$128 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Interest on debt2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Big Bend's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$50 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)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Big Bend. 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 Big Bend 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.