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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Waterville took in $184 thousand and spent $165 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other27%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%City taxes22%County and local tax money13%Federal tax money6.0%State tax money6.0%

What stands out

27%

of Waterville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
15%$27 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$14 thousand

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$47 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$11 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$11 thousand

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$24 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries37%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Waterville'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
37%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$45 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$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$41 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$30 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$2 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$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waterville. 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 Waterville 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.