Town government · Dunn County, WI

Sand Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sand Creek took in $360 thousand and spent $262 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes55%State tax money42%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)3.3%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes55%

Property tax
55%$197 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Sewer$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$151 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Health and hospitals4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%

What stands out

7.3%

of Sand Creek's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
52%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sand Creek. 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 Sand Creek 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.