Town government · Lincoln County, WI

Pine River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pine River took in $758 thousand and spent $727 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money42%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)3.7%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
52%$394 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$4 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$316 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt1.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Pine River's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$491 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$491 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pine River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Pine River 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.