Town government · Dunn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lucas took in $724 thousand and spent $643 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money65%Town taxes27%Federal tax money5.8%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Lucas' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes27%

Property tax
26%$185 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$42 thousand

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$470 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Running the government and other costs8.2%Interest on debt3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.0%Health and hospitals2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%

What stands out

80%

of Lucas' 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
80%$513 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$513 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$53 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)$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.0%$19 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lucas. 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 Lucas 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.