Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), Meteor took in $223 thousand and spent $154 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes35%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)4.0%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$77 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$8 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$116 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%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails7.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

6.5%

of Meteor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$39 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)$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.1%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Meteor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Meteor 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.