Town government · Rusk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), True took in $152 thousand and spent $145 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Town taxes14%Federal tax money9.9%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

74%

of True's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$21 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$15 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.7%

What stands out

69%

of True's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$27 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)$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of True. 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 True 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.