Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spider Lake took in $810 thousand and spent $839 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Town taxes38%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)8.1%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
35%$283 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$66 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources and garbage collection
  • Parks, land and natural resources$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$18 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$391 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%

What stands out

3.3%

of Spider Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$177 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$79 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$81 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spider 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 Town of Spider 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.