Town government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dewey took in $330 thousand and spent $284 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes29%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
28%$93 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$27 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$182 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking76%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals4.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

4.9%

of Dewey'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
76%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$41 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)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dewey. 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 Dewey 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.