Town government · Vilas County, WI

Presque Isle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Presque Isle took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money15%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

73%

of Presque Isle's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
73%$1.2 million
Other taxes
2.2%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$33 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$252 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%$9 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

16%

of Presque Isle'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
46%$777 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$777 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$305 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$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$275 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
  • Libraries$72 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$141 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$141 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$47 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Presque Isle. 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 Presque Isle 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.