Town government · Vilas County, WI

Lac Du Flambeau's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lac Du Flambeau took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection)15%County and local tax money2.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Lac Du Flambeau's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
49%$765 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$234 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$502 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$34 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

18%

of Lac Du Flambeau'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
42%$590 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$567 thousand
  • Airports$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$321 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$251 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$251 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$124 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lac Du Flambeau. 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 Lac Du Flambeau 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.