City government · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spooner took in $8.3 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)55%City taxes23%State tax money12%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

55%

of Spooner's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.5%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$4.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Water$647 thousand
  • Sewer$452 thousand
  • Garbage collection$235 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.0 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$300 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$506 thousand
Fines
0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Running the government and other costs4.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

61%

of Spooner's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.3 million
  • Water supply$547 thousand
  • Sewer systems$456 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$249 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$910 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$883 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$883 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$507 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$348 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$349 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spooner. 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 Spooner 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.