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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Willington took in $25.6 million and spent $22.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money44%Fees for services (parks and recreation, school lunches)0.3%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Willington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
55%$14.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$201 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand
  • School lunches$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other school charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$7 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$11.2 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges49%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

49%

of Willington's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
49%$11.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$11.0 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$401 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$168 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$883 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$883 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$609 thousand
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$609 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$347 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$347 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$108 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Willington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Willington 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.