Town government · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sarona took in $476 thousand and spent $457 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other50%State tax money28%Town taxes18%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Sarona's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
17%$83 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$20 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$132 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other50%

Interest, rents and other
50%$238 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Health and hospitals2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

77%

of Sarona'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
77%$350 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$350 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sarona. 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 Sarona 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.