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Rhinelander's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rhinelander took in $20.1 million and spent $20.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money17%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Rhinelander's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
33%$6.6 million
Sales tax
4.0%$805 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$682 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$259 thousand
  • Other licenses$218 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$864 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$794 thousand
  • Road charges$632 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$280 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$766 thousand
Fines
0.2%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt14%Running the government and other costs8.9%All other spending13%

What stands out

14%

of Rhinelander's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$467 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$197 thousand
  • Parking$54 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$813 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$779 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$161 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$277 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$725 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$725 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$436 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$436 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rhinelander. 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 City of Rhinelander 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.