Town government · Oneida County, WI

Three Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Three Lakes took in $3.9 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%State tax money13%Fines and other6.5%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)2.9%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

6.4%

of Three Lakes' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes75%

Property tax
74%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$111 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$524 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$76 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$249 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

10%

of Three Lakes' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
  • Airports$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$832 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$545 thousand
  • Fire protection$272 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$514 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$261 thousand
  • Libraries$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$480 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$150 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$43 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Three Lakes. 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 Three Lakes 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.