Town government · Dunn County, WI

Hay River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hay River took in $454 thousand and spent $620 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money35%Federal tax money6.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

6.8%

of Hay River's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$232 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$31 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$161 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Health and hospitals5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

5.8%

of Hay River's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$460 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$460 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$52 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)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Hay River. 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 Hay River 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.