Town government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cable took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money22%County and local tax money12%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.0%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)2.9%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
54%$764 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$43 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$311 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$176 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking51%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Health and hospitals5.7%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%

What stands out

16%

of Cable's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
51%$647 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$623 thousand
  • Airports$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$275 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$199 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cable. 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 Cable 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.