Town government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wood River took in $574 thousand and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money31%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

31%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
67%$382 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$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 services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$177 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking73%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Health and hospitals4.6%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

4.6%

of Wood River'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
73%$917 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$917 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$57 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$57 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wood 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 Wood 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.