Town government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lakeside took in $562 thousand and spent $558 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Town taxes28%Fines and other17%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Lakeside's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes28%

Property tax
28%$157 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$73 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$37 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$196 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

9%

of Lakeside'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
72%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$76 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)$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lakeside. 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 Lakeside 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.