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Wolf River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wolf River took in $736 thousand and spent $713 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)13%Federal tax money8.6%Fines and other0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Wolf River's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes58%

Property tax
53%$393 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$37 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$94 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$63 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$142 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Health and hospitals2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Wolf River's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$334 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$101 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wolf River. 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 Wolf River 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.