Town government · Sauk County, WI

Prairie Du Sac's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie Du Sac took in $472 thousand and spent $385 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Town taxes40%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (airport)0.8%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
36%$168 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$60 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$214 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.5%Sent to other local governments2.6%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

5.5%

of Prairie Du Sac's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$109 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)$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Prairie Du Sac. 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 Prairie Du Sac 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.