Town government · Shawano County, WI

Red Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Red Springs took in $472 thousand and spent $408 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

14%

of Red Springs' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
42%$200 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$48 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$121 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$17 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%

What stands out

17%

of Red Springs' 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
57%$234 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$234 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$69 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$66 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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Red Springs. 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 Red Springs 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.