Town government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Superior took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Town taxes22%Fees for services (garbage collection)16%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

16%

of Superior'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 taxes22%

Property tax
21%$250 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$192 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$116 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$453 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$144 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt7.2%Running the government and other costs6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%

What stands out

13%

of Superior'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%$891 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$891 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$178 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$92 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)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Superior. 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 Superior 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.