Town government · Vilas County, WI

St. Germain's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Germain took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%Fees for services (parks and recreation, housing)39%State tax money9.0%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

39%

of St. Germain'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 taxes43%

Property tax
26%$883 thousand
Other taxes
17%$579 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$535 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$103 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Housing$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$112 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$307 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$35 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$164 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries39%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Health and hospitals5.9%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

39%

of St. Germain'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
39%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$785 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$647 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$486 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$185 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$166 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$166 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Germain. 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 St. Germain 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.