Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Clear Lake took in $688 thousand and spent $704 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money38%Federal tax money7.0%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)1.6%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

7%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
52%$361 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 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%$48 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$263 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 other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals2.0%Interest on debt1.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Clear Lake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$572 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$572 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$52 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)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Clear 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 Clear 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.