Town Hall · Poplar

Poplar, WI town hall & government

Poplar spent $563,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $918 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Poplar's money goes

Spent
$563,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$918
typical Wisconsin cities: $2,033
Long-term debt
$651,000
$1,062 per resident
Sewer & trash
$260,00046%
Roads & transportation
$155,00028%
Administration & buildings
$84,00015%
Interest on debt
$30,0005%
Fire
$23,0004%
Parks & libraries
$6,0001%
Other
$5,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 43%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • From the state 22%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Poplar

Full-time staff
1
11 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time9 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Maple School District

Poplar's K–12 school district, shared with Amnicon, Brule, Cloverland, Hawthorne, Hughes and Iron River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,408
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
1,278
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 44%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $13,408 per pupil, $6,948 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 Poplar pay

Typical tax bill
$2,770
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.08%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$255,600
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 Poplar's government

🏛️ Official websitevillageofpoplar.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Poplar →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Poplar

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

All of Poplar'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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