Town government · Dunn County, WI

Otter Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Otter Creek took in $331 thousand and spent $430 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money44%Federal tax money8.5%Fines and other0.9%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

8.5%

of Otter Creek's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
42%$139 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.5%

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

From the federal government
8.5%$28 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$146 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Health and hospitals2.3%

What stands out

6%

of Otter Creek'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
75%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$52 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)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Otter Creek. 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 Otter Creek 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.