Village 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 $3.9 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%Village taxes27%State tax money15%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

50%

of Turtle Lake's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
25%$980 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$536 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$596 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$59 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$166 thousand
Fines
2.3%$90 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

58%

of Turtle Lake's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$532 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$811 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$607 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$148 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$220 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$212 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$117 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.