Town Hall · Carey

Carey, WI town hall & government

Carey spent $361,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $2,175 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Carey's money goes

Spent
$361,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$2,175
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$223,000
$1,343 per resident
Roads & transportation
$322,00089%
Administration & buildings
$29,0008%
Health & welfare
$6,0002%
Fire
$2,0001%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 68%
  • Property taxes 19%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • From the federal government 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Carey

Full-time staff
1
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$67,200
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Hurley School District

Carey's K–12 school district, shared with Anderson, Gurney, Hurley, Kimball, Knight and Montreal. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,430
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
560
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 31%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 12%

Of the $13,430 per pupil, $8,343 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 Carey pay

Typical tax bill
$2,600
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
0.92%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$283,300
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 Carey's government

Town hall & decisions in Carey →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Carey

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

All of Carey'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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