Town government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wausaukee took in $1.1 million and spent $930 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money34%Federal tax money5.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.4%Fines and other0.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

5.4%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$637 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$57 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$357 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

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%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Health and hospitals15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Running the government and other costs7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

15%

of Wausaukee'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
61%$570 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$570 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$140 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wausaukee. 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 Wausaukee 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.