Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lenroot took in $810 thousand and spent $925 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money41%Federal tax money8.4%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.2%

What stands out

8.4%

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

Town taxes47%

Property tax
42%$337 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$10 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$68 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$330 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking78%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

78%

of Lenroot'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
78%$720 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$720 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$135 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)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lenroot. 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 Lenroot 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.