Town government · Putnam County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Welaka took in $6.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money75%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%Town taxes9.7%State tax money1.2%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

75%

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

Town taxes9.7%

Property tax
5.6%$365 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.1%$75 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$878 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$465 thousand
  • Sewer$413 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money75%

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

From the federal government
75%$4.9 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$77 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking5.7%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

19%

of Welaka's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$844 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$595 thousand
  • Water supply$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$328 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$277 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$191 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$143 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$98 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$98 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Welaka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Welaka 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.