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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wesley took in $960 thousand and spent $934 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fines and other23%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

23%

of Wesley'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 taxes47%

Property tax
38%$361 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$73 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$215 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Sewer$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$27 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$49 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$221 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

15%

of Wesley'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
52%$487 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$253 thousand
  • Water supply$158 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$165 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$126 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$86 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$86 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$26 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$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wesley. 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 Wesley 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.