Town government · Rusk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hawkins took in $276 thousand and spent $226 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money63%Town taxes34%Federal tax money2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%

What stands out

63%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
34%$93 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$8 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Interest on debt2.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%

What stands out

5.3%

of Hawkins' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
71%$161 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$26 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)$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hawkins. 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 Hawkins 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.