Town government · Vilas County, WI

Land O Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Land O Lakes took in $2.0 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%State tax money18%Fines and other18%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)11%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

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

Town taxes52%

Property tax
47%$942 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$89 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$222 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; airport and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Airport$51 thousand
  • Road charges$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$14 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$368 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$20 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$354 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

23%

of Land O Lakes' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$621 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$428 thousand
  • Airports$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$381 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Libraries$184 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$344 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)$152 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$154 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Land O Lakes. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Land O Lakes 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.