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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Winchester took in $3.1 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)52%State tax money33%City taxes14%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes14%

Property tax
12%$358 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$812 thousand
  • Water$410 thousand
  • Sewer$235 thousand
  • Other service charges$104 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.0 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$48 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

19%

of Winchester'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and water supply
  • Gas supply$716 thousand
  • Water supply$309 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$565 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$504 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$514 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$307 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$301 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$272 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$247 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winchester. 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 Winchester 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.