Town government · Iron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mercer took in $2.6 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.0%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

8.1%

of Mercer's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
53%$1.4 million
Other taxes
8.1%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$151 thousand
  • Other licenses$47 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$72 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$684 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$58 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

12%

of Mercer's 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
61%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$399 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$159 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$292 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$210 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$141 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$67 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Mercer. 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 Mercer 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.