Town 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 $429 thousand and spent $393 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money41%Federal tax money7.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.2%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

7.9%

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

Town taxes44%

Property tax
43%$186 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$34 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$174 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals7.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails3.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

7.9%

of Crandon'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
67%$265 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$265 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.9%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.