Town government · Barron County, WI

Cedar Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedar Lake took in $820 thousand and spent $928 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money26%Federal tax money6.0%Fees for services (road charges)2.9%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

6%

of Cedar Lake's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
61%$503 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$49 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$210 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Health and hospitals6.9%Interest on debt1.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

6.9%

of Cedar Lake'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
72%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$107 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)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.9%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cedar Lake. 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 Cedar Lake 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.