Town government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brule took in $763 thousand and spent $824 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Town taxes33%Fines and other20%Federal tax money4.6%Fees for services (road charges)1.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Brule's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes33%

Property tax
33%$252 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$35 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$306 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Running the government and other costs7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

5.8%

of Brule'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
74%$612 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$612 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$80 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Brule. 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 Brule 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.