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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Wamac took in $1.2 million and spent $928 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%City taxes17%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

45%

of Wamac's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
11%$131 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$66 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$315 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$172 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$76 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$548 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$58 thousand
Fines
1.5%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%

What stands out

31%

of Wamac's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$291 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$157 thousand
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$286 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$286 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$242 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Wamac 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.