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Waterford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Waterford took in $10.2 million and spent $10.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes38%Fines and other13%State tax money7.5%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Waterford's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
13%$1.4 million
Property tax
13%$1.3 million
Other taxes
11%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$732 thousand
  • Other licenses$295 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$88 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$136 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$763 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Sent to other local governments19%Running the government and other costs6.7%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

19%

of Waterford's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$803 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$151 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$726 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$368 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$392 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$330 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$371 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$371 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$134 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waterford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Waterford 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.