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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walford took in $1.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money10%Fines and other7.0%

What stands out

22%

of Walford's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
33%$610 thousand
Sales tax
3.9%$72 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$407 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$245 thousand
  • Garbage collection$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$408 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$191 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Walford'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
46%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$953 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$512 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$512 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$232 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$282 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$154 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$46 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$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Walford 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.