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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winthrop took in $971 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes35%State tax money19%County and local tax money3.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
23%$224 thousand
Sales tax
11%$110 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$400 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$222 thousand
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$186 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$34 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Sent to other local governments19%Running the government and other costs8.2%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending14%

What stands out

19%

of Winthrop's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$308 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$308 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$261 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$213 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$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winthrop. 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 Winthrop 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.