Town government · Forest County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wabeno took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%State tax money32%County and local tax money14%Town taxes12%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.6%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

39%

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

Town taxes12%

Property tax
12%$159 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$36 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$535 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$435 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$197 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Health and hospitals8.5%Running the government and other costs7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

17%

of Wabeno's 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
56%$722 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$722 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$225 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
  • Libraries$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.5%$110 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$91 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)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$61 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wabeno. 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 Wabeno 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.