Town government · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Birchwood took in $605 thousand and spent $646 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money29%County and local tax money9.4%Fees for services (road charges)1.5%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

9.4%

of Birchwood's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
59%$355 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$174 thousand

County and local tax money9.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.4%$57 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Health and hospitals6.8%Interest on debt1.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%

What stands out

6.8%

of Birchwood's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$91 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)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Birchwood. 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 Birchwood 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.