City government · Washburn County, WI

Shell Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shell Lake took in $3.2 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)28%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money6.7%Fines and other4.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

53%

of Shell Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
53%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$899 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 5 more
  • Sewer$270 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$220 thousand
  • Water$187 thousand
  • Garbage collection$179 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$8 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$235 thousand

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$214 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$134 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

17%

of Shell Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$865 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$668 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$710 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$274 thousand
  • Sewer systems$251 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$185 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$508 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$354 thousand
  • Libraries$154 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$490 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$299 thousand
  • Fire protection$186 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$286 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
  • Airports$28 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$168 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shell Lake. 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 City of Shell Lake 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.