Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Round Lake took in $1.1 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Town taxes37%Federal tax money5.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

53%

of Round Lake's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
36%$381 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$62 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$559 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

81%

of Round 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
81%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$145 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)$93 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$79 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Round 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 Round 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.