Town government · Forest County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blackwell took in $366 thousand and spent $282 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%Town taxes20%Federal tax money4.6%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

72%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
20%$75 thousand

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$17 thousand

State tax money72%

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

From the state
72%$262 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Health and hospitals19%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%

What stands out

19%

of Blackwell'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
49%$138 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blackwell. 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 Blackwell 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.