Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ojibwa took in $262 thousand and spent $242 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money35%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.0%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
54%$142 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$13 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%

What stands out

4.5%

of Ojibwa'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
53%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ojibwa. 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 Ojibwa 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.