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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williamson took in $662 thousand and spent $207 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money22%County and local tax money18%

What stands out

18%

of Williamson's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
15%$102 thousand
Other taxes
15%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$195 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$92 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$147 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$116 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Williamson'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%

Running the government and other costs
59%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$10 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$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williamson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Williamson 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.