City government · Randolph County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Winchester took in $10.1 million and spent $10.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

State tax money33%City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money0.4%

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 taxes31%

Property tax
30%$3.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$509 thousand
  • Garbage collection$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$36 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$701 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Social services8.2%Roads, transit and parking7.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

8.2%

of Winchester's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$419 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$813 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$281 thousand
Social services
8.2%$895 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$895 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$844 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$844 thousand
Housing and community development
3.8%$417 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$372 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$372 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$240 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$240 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winchester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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.