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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wendell took in $3.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%City taxes27%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money16%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

16%

of Wendell'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 taxes27%

Property tax
19%$696 thousand
Other taxes
8.0%$287 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$284 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$913 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$509 thousand
  • Sewer$304 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.0 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$570 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$100 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Sent to other local governments18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.9%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

18%

of Wendell's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$1.5 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
18%$526 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$526 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.9%$286 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$130 thousand
  • Sewer systems$101 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$283 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$283 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$214 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Libraries$70 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wendell. 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 Wendell 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.