Town government · Burnett County, WI

Trade Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trade Lake took in $599 thousand and spent $520 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money27%Federal tax money7.2%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)2.8%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

7.2%

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

Town taxes62%

Property tax
61%$368 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$17 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; road charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$43 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$164 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs11%Health and hospitals2.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Trade Lake'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
67%$346 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$346 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Trade Lake. 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 Trade Lake 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.