Town government · Vilas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winchester took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money14%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.2%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

6.9%

of Winchester's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
74%$803 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$24 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$21 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$151 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Interest on debt5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

5.9%

of Winchester's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$581 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$581 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$142 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.6%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winchester. 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 Winchester 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.