Town government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended January 31, 2022), Siren took in $980 thousand and spent $861 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended January 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money25%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)9.4%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

9.4%

of Siren's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$590 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Sewer$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$50 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$242 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals6.6%Interest on debt0.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

6.6%

of Siren's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$644 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$644 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$92 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)$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Siren. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended January 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Siren 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.