Town government · St Croix County, WI

Eau Galle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eau Galle took in $620 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money31%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (road charges)4.0%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes54%

Property tax
54%$332 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
-0.2%-$1 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$65 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$190 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals3.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

70%

of Eau Galle'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
70%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$71 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eau Galle. 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 Eau Galle 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.