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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayland took in $1.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)66%City taxes24%State tax money7.4%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

66%

of Wayland'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%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$315 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$126 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$688 thousand
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Sewer$182 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$136 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$48 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

77%

of Wayland'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
77%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$547 thousand
  • Gas supply$539 thousand
  • Sewer systems$192 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$142 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$114 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wayland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Wayland 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.