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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Williams took in $528 thousand and spent $627 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes34%County and local tax money12%State tax money7.6%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

12%

of Williams' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax

27%$140 thousand

Sales tax

7.6%$40 thousand

Other taxes

0.4%$2 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services

37%$193 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$91 thousand
Sewer$72 thousand
Other service charges$14 thousand
Garbage collection$10 thousand
Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government

4.5%$24 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state

7.6%$40 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

12%$63 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other

4.9%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs8.9%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

13%

of Williams' 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

33%$204 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$112 thousand
Sewer systems$77 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

20%$123 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$123 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$115 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more

Fire protection$110 thousand
Police$4 thousand
Courts and legal services$1 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

13%$81 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Libraries$40 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.9%$56 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Government buildings$12 thousand
Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand

Health and hospitals

6.1%$38 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$38 thousand

Interest on debt

0.8%$5 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.8%$5 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$5 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williams. 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 Williams 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.