Village 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 $915 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Village taxes23%State tax money20%County and local tax money9.5%Fines and other8.4%

What stands out

10%

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

Village taxes23%

Property tax
22%$205 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$170 thousand
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$184 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$87 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$76 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

6.3%

of Birchwood's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$439 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$290 thousand
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$182 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$125 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$125 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$120 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)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.