Town Hall · Bruce

Bruce, WI town hall & government

Bruce spent $942,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,369 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bruce's government.

Town budget

Where Bruce's money goes

Spent
$942,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,369
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$3.2 million
$4,703 per resident
Water & other utilities
$235,00025%
Sewer & trash
$217,00023%
Roads & transportation
$116,00012%
Interest on debt
$111,00012%
Administration & buildings
$97,00010%
Fire
$84,0009%
Parks & libraries
$23,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$11,0001%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$45,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 30%
  • Fees & charges 27%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Bruce

Full-time staff
0
18 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time3 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time3 part
Other
0 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Bruce didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bruce School District

Bruce's K–12 school district, shared with Exeland, Murry, Weirgor, Atlanta, Thornapple and Big Bend. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,617
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
410
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 36%
  • State 52%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $17,617 per pupil, $10,627 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Bruce pay

Typical tax bill
$1,162
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.33%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$87,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bruce's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofbruce.org ↗
Town hall phone715-868-2185

Town hall & decisions in Bruce →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bruce

Bruce is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Bruce's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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