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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Watseka took in $10.3 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%City taxes32%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
21%$2.2 million
Other taxes
11%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$314 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$3.9 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$495 thousand
Fines
0.6%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

24%

of Watseka'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$987 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$972 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$613 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$441 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$301 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$348 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$348 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$153 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Watseka 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.