Town government · Larimer County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wellington took in $19.5 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other16%County and local tax money7.4%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

25%

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

Town taxes40%

Sales tax
25%$4.8 million
Property tax
8.9%$1.7 million
Other taxes
6.1%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$983 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$181 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$36 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$436 thousand

County and local tax money7.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.4%$1.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt6.3%Roads, transit and parking2.1%

What stands out

66%

of Wellington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$10.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$960 thousand
  • Government buildings$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$714 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$817 thousand
  • Libraries$275 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$798 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$238 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$339 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$339 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wellington. 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 Wellington 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.