Town government · St Croix County, WI

Rush River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rush River took in $236 thousand and spent $169 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%Town taxes39%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.5%County and local tax money2.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

11%

of Rush River's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
29%$69 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$27 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$94 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Health and hospitals4.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Rush River's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rush River. 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 Rush River 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.