Town government · Chippewa County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ruby took in $229 thousand and spent $372 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money67%Town taxes13%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money5.7%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

67%

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

Town taxes13%

Property tax
12%$28 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$27 thousand

State tax money67%

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

From the state
67%$153 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking85%Running the government and other costs8.1%Health and hospitals3.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%

What stands out

85%

of Ruby'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
85%$316 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$316 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$30 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)$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ruby. 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 Ruby 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.