Town government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ringle took in $955 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection)47%State tax money22%Town taxes17%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

47%

of Ringle's 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 taxes17%

Property tax
17%$158 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$448 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$439 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$91 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$210 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$3 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.9%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

20%

of Ringle's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$561 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$561 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$326 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$218 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$258 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$254 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.9%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$13 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ringle. 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 Ringle 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.