Town government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cameron took in $261 thousand and spent $185 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection)17%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Cameron's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
45%$118 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$25 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$59 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals8.6%

What stands out

28%

of Cameron'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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$53 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)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.6%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cameron. 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 Cameron 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.