Town government · Sawyer County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Weirgor took in $332 thousand and spent $541 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Town taxes35%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money5.1%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.0%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

13%

of Weirgor's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes35%

Property tax

35%$115 thousand

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services

3.0%$10 thousand

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection

Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government

5.1%$17 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state

42%$139 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

13%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other

2.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking84%Running the government and other costs7.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

84%

of Weirgor'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

84%$453 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$453 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.0%$38 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)$19 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Government buildings$2 thousand
Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

4.3%$23 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste

Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

4.1%$22 thousand

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

Fire protection$22 thousand

Interest on debt

0.9%$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weirgor. 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 Weirgor 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.