Town government · Morgan County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wiggins took in $3.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Town taxes35%Fines and other4.4%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
19%$681 thousand
Property tax
12%$440 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$144 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$571 thousand
  • Other service charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$136 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$112 thousand
Fines
1.3%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs23%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Housing and community development2.4%

What stands out

16%

of Wiggins' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$967 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$634 thousand
  • Sewer systems$333 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$497 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$497 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$267 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wiggins. 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 Wiggins 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.