Town government · Price County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake took in $886 thousand and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

State tax money41%Town taxes38%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)8.7%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.6%

Town taxes38%

Property tax
36%$318 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$77 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$57 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$363 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$5 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Running the government and other costs4.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Lake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
85%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$241 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.4%$124 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)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lake. 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 Lake 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.