Town government · Rusk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Falls took in $109 thousand and spent $104 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money62%Town taxes27%County and local tax money7.3%Fees for services (road charges)3.7%

What stands out

62%

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

Town taxes27%

Property tax
27%$29 thousand

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$68 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%

What stands out

65%

of Big Falls' 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
65%$68 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$30 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)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$6 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Big Falls. 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 Falls 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.