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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walkerton took in $10.7 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%Town taxes14%State tax money8.9%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

67%

of Walkerton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes14%

Property tax
14%$1.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$750 thousand
  • Other service charges$726 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$152 thousand
  • Garbage collection$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$764 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$952 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$80 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$276 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

61%

of Walkerton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$5.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Water supply$598 thousand
  • Sewer systems$401 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$853 thousand
  • Fire protection$615 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$813 thousand
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)$434 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$373 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$373 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$373 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$361 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$34 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$34 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walkerton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Walkerton 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.