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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Packwaukee took in $548 thousand and spent $430 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)30%State tax money28%Town taxes25%Federal tax money14%County and local tax money2.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

30%

of Packwaukee's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes25%

Property tax
22%$118 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$165 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$152 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$75 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$153 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%

What stands out

13%

of Packwaukee'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
45%$195 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$97 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Packwaukee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Packwaukee 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.