Town government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fairbanks took in $396 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes33%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

55%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
32%$128 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$219 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals4.4%

What stands out

15%

of Fairbanks' 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
62%$253 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$253 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$56 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)$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.4%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fairbanks. 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 Fairbanks 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.