Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Meadowbrook took in $146 thousand and spent $152 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money66%Town taxes17%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money4.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.7%

What stands out

66%

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

Town taxes17%

Property tax
17%$25 thousand

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$7 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$97 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Sent to other local governments3.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%

What stands out

3.9%

of Meadowbrook's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$37 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)$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Meadowbrook. 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 Meadowbrook 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.