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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wanatah took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%State tax money23%Town taxes14%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

58%

of Wanatah'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
13%$215 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$932 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$607 thousand
  • Sewer$323 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$367 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$21 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

43%

of Wanatah's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$502 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$312 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$320 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$180 thousand
  • Water supply$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$74 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wanatah. 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 Wanatah 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.