Town government · Vilas County, WI

Plum Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plum Lake took in $1.6 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%State tax money33%Fines and other15%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.7%County and local tax money1.9%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
45%$741 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$26 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$538 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$31 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$247 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking71%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

7.4%

of Plum Lake'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
71%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$275 thousand
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$142 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$182 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$97 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plum Lake. 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 Plum Lake 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.