City government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hayward took in $4.3 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes34%State tax money13%County and local tax money11%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

11%

of Hayward's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
29%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.7%$202 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$84 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Other licenses$55 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$713 thousand
  • Water$611 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$549 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$455 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$326 thousand
Fines
0.3%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

27%

of Hayward's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$612 thousand
  • Water supply$491 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$826 thousand
  • Fire protection$252 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$669 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$669 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$557 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$312 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$357 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$335 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hayward. 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 City of Hayward 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.