City government · Forest County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crandon took in $3.0 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)29%City taxes27%State tax money22%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money8.0%Federal tax money6.3%

What stands out

8%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$793 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$862 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$395 thousand
  • Water$233 thousand
  • Garbage collection$126 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$189 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$646 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$240 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$238 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

17%

of Crandon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$801 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$426 thousand
  • Water supply$245 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$539 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$438 thousand
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$447 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
  • Libraries$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$420 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)$220 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$84 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$329 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
  • Airports$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$81 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$81 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$34 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crandon. 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 City of Crandon 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.