Town government · Vilas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Phelps took in $2.5 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes39%Fines and other29%State tax money29%Fees for services1.9%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

29%

of Phelps' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
39%$990 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$10 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$728 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$11 thousand

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
29%$742 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Health and hospitals2.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

11%

of Phelps' 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
52%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$905 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$376 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$317 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$156 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$71 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$71 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Phelps. 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 Phelps 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.