Town government · Barron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Turtle Lake took in $798 thousand and spent $998 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money36%Federal tax money4.1%Fees for services (road charges)3.3%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes56%

Property tax
56%$445 thousand

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$33 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$290 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking89%Running the government and other costs7.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Interest on debt0.5%Environment and natural resources0.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.2%

What stands out

89%

of Turtle Lake'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
89%$885 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$885 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Turtle 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 Turtle 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.