Town government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jackson took in $906 thousand and spent $626 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money29%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)1.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

4.5%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
62%$565 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and road charges
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$41 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$266 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals7.7%Interest on debt2.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

7.7%

of Jackson'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
57%$356 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$356 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$138 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.7%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$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 Jackson. 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 Jackson 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.