Town government · Eau Claire 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 $262 thousand and spent $591 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money42%Federal tax money11%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$125 thousand

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$28 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking87%Running the government and other costs7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

87%

of Otter Creek's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
87%$513 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$513 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$42 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 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.