Town government · Rusk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Flambeau took in $356 thousand and spent $306 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Town taxes40%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)0.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

59%

of Flambeau'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
38%$137 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$210 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt7.2%

What stands out

7.8%

of Flambeau'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
55%$167 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$46 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)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Flambeau. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Flambeau 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.