Village government · Palm Beach County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wellington took in $120 million and spent $88.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other13%State tax money8.7%County and local tax money2.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Wellington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

Village taxes46%

Property tax
26%$30.7 million
Other taxes
20%$24.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.6 million
  • Other licenses$8.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$34.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$14.7 million
  • Sewer$10.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$401 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$10.4 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$3.0 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$15.7 million
Fines
0.2%$241 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs15%Environment and natural resources8.5%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

8.5%

of Wellington's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$23.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$17.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$20.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$18.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$966 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$13.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
Environment and natural resources
8.5%$7.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$864 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$478 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$386 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$303 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wellington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village 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.