Town government · St Croix County, WI

Star Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Star Prairie took in $1.2 million and spent $898 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%State tax money21%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)1.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

17%

of Star Prairie's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes61%

Property tax
51%$588 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$192 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$245 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking54%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals3.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.1%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Star Prairie's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
54%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$193 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$125 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$176 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Star Prairie. 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 Star Prairie 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.