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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Welton took in $209 thousand and spent $181 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes33%State tax money13%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

33%

of Welton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
33%$68 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$81 thousand
  • Sewer$17 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$27 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Interest on debt20%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments5.5%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

20%

of Welton's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$62 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$30 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$28 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$10 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$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Welton. 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 Welton 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.