Town government · Rusk County, WI

South Fork's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Fork took in $97 thousand and spent $83 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes36%County and local tax money8.2%Federal tax money6.2%Fees for services (road charges)1.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

47%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$35 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$6 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$46 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking49%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%

What stands out

8.4%

of South Fork'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
49%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$20 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of South Fork. 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 South Fork 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.