Town government · Bayfield County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washburn took in $536 thousand and spent $546 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%Town taxes10%Federal tax money5.2%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (road charges)1.5%

What stands out

81%

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

Town taxes10%

Property tax

10%$54 thousand

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services

1.5%$8 thousand

What's in fees for servicesRoad charges

Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government

5.2%$28 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state

81%$436 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other

1.9%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs7.9%Health and hospitals7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

7.7%

of Washburn'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

81%$442 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$442 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.9%$43 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Other and not broken out$2 thousand

Health and hospitals

7.7%$42 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$42 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.6%$14 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection

Fire protection$14 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.9%$5 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washburn. 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 Washburn 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.