Town government · Langlade County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elcho took in $1.1 million and spent $940 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Town taxes40%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.8%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
35%$394 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$43 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$63 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$494 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Health and hospitals2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

11%

of Elcho's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$626 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$626 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$107 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Elcho. 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 Elcho 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.