Town government · Outagamie County, WI

Black Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Black Creek took in $697 thousand and spent $503 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%State tax money24%Fines and other18%County and local tax money15%Federal tax money9.3%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
31%$217 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and garbage collection
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$65 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$167 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$107 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$127 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

18%

of Black Creek's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$131 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Black Creek. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Black Creek 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.