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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wewahitchka took in $3.5 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money30%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes18%State tax money16%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
9.8%$347 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$304 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$410 thousand
  • Sewer$323 thousand
  • Garbage collection$270 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$1.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$575 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$144 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Environment and natural resources8.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

8.2%

of Wewahitchka's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$617 thousand
  • Water supply$460 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$547 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$508 thousand
  • Police$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$462 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$462 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$382 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$382 thousand
Environment and natural resources
8.2%$232 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$232 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wewahitchka. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wewahitchka 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.