Town government · Barron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Crystal Lake took in $548 thousand and spent $521 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money38%Fees for services (road charges)0.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

38%

of Crystal Lake's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$329 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other government-run businesses
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$209 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

79%

of Crystal 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
79%$414 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$414 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$74 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)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Crystal 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 Crystal 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.