Town government · Crawford County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wauzeka took in $365 thousand and spent $335 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Town taxes41%Federal tax money5.8%

What stands out

53%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
41%$149 thousand

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$21 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$195 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Health and hospitals0.9%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Wauzeka's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$251 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$251 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$49 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)$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wauzeka. 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 Wauzeka 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.