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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Williston took in $11.1 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, airport)62%City taxes15%State tax money12%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

62%

of Williston's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
7.7%$855 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$438 thousand
  • Other licenses$134 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$128 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$96 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; airport and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Airport$1.4 million
  • Sewer$630 thousand
  • Water$593 thousand
  • Garbage collection$542 thousand
  • Gas$461 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 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%$5 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.4 million

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$721 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$446 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs12%Environment and natural resources3.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

19%

of Williston's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$759 thousand
  • Gas supply$588 thousand
  • Water supply$558 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$528 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$650 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$132 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.6 million
  • Roads and highways$366 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.3 million
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$804 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$403 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$336 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$336 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$43 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williston. 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 Williston 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.