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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rib Lake took in $653 thousand and spent $573 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Town taxes27%Fines and other24%Federal tax money6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.1%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

24%

of Rib 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 taxes27%

Property tax
27%$177 thousand

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$45 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$256 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

67%

of Rib Lake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$130 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$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rib 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 Rib 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.