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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheatland took in $927 thousand and spent $964 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%City taxes33%State tax money12%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
22%$205 thousand
Sales tax
10%$97 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$484 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$273 thousand
  • Water$129 thousand
  • Garbage collection$64 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$107 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

29%

of Wheatland's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$445 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$244 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
  • Water supply$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$277 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$277 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$95 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$47 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wheatland. 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 Wheatland 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.