Town government · Oconto County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brazeau took in $973 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.0%Federal tax money7.0%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$351 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$68 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$421 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$40 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Health and hospitals20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

20%

of Brazeau'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
48%$518 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$518 thousand
Health and hospitals
20%$220 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$220 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$116 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)$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brazeau. 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 Brazeau 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.