Town government · Vilas County, WI

Manitowish Waters's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manitowish Waters took in $2.2 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%Fines and other16%State tax money11%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)7.2%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
57%$1.3 million
Other taxes
6.7%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$131 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.2%

Fees for services
7.2%$157 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Airport$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$30 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$243 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.4%

What stands out

18%

of Manitowish Waters' 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
34%$594 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$433 thousand
  • Airports$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$415 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)$115 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$312 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$182 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Police$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.4%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Manitowish Waters. 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 Manitowish Waters 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.