Town government · Sauk County, WI

Honey Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Honey Creek took in $599 thousand and spent $521 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money37%County and local tax money3.0%Fines and other0.7%Fees for services (road charges)0.2%

What stands out

37%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
59%$353 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$221 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Health and hospitals0.8%

What stands out

7.5%

of Honey Creek's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$80 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)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Honey Creek. 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 Honey Creek 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.