Town government · St Croix County, WI

Erin Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Erin Prairie took in $408 thousand and spent $479 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes42%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other5.1%Fees for services (road charges)1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
41%$167 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$39 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$173 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

75%

of Erin Prairie'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
75%$357 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$357 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Erin Prairie. 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 Erin Prairie 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.