Town government · Green Lake County, WI

Green Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Lake took in $1.0 million and spent $904 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money19%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

8.6%

of Green Lake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
61%$615 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$61 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$195 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

12%

of Green Lake's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$561 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$561 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$195 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$111 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Green Lake. 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 Green Lake 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.