Town government · Rusk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rusk took in $413 thousand and spent $414 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money29%Federal tax money6.5%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

6.5%

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

Town taxes63%

Property tax
62%$255 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$27 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$120 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

73%

of Rusk'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
73%$304 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$304 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$51 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)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rusk. 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 Rusk 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.