Town government · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gull Lake took in $194 thousand and spent $216 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes28%County and local tax money21%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

21%

of Gull Lake's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$54 thousand

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$10 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$90 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%

What stands out

75%

of Gull Lake'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%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$35 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)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gull 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 Gull 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.