Town government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wascott took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money42%County and local tax money4.7%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other1.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.3%

What stands out

42%

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

Town taxes49%

Property tax
48%$753 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$40 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$655 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$73 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals7.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

7.2%

of Wascott's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$840 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$840 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$90 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.5%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wascott. 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 Wascott 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.