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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Wheaton took in $87.2 million and spent $88.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%State tax money29%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

29%

of Wheaton's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
27%$23.5 million
Other taxes
6.0%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.0%$5.2 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$23.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$13.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.3 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parking$541 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$24.9 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$4.5 million
Fines
0.8%$685 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

21%

of Wheaton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$28.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Fire protection$12.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$18.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$14.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$18.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$17.1 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$13.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$3.3 million
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$3.3 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wheaton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Wheaton 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.