Town government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Swiss took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money22%County and local tax money15%Fines and other12%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.3%

What stands out

15%

of Swiss' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
47%$623 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$58 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$294 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$197 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs9.8%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

15%

of Swiss' 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
39%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$510 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$388 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$193 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$127 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$49 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Swiss. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Swiss 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.