City government · Grundy County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wellsburg took in $1.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes29%Federal tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money5.0%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
21%$309 thousand
Sales tax
5.7%$85 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$557 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$304 thousand
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Garbage collection$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$172 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$166 thousand

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$75 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$81 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

65%

of Wellsburg'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
65%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$155 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Libraries$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$204 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$116 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$47 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$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
Running the government and other costs
2.1%$41 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$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wellsburg. 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 Wellsburg 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.