Town government · Oneida County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Minocqua took in $6.5 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money14%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money6.4%Federal tax money3.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parking)1.2%

What stands out

8%

of Minocqua'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 taxes67%

Property tax
59%$3.9 million
Other taxes
8.0%$525 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$487 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$232 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$923 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$417 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$486 thousand
Fines
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt2.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Minocqua'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
32%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Airports$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$665 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$507 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$306 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$913 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$483 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$430 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$172 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Minocqua. 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 Minocqua 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.