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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Worthington took in $609 thousand and spent $500 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other14%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
25%$151 thousand
Sales tax
12%$75 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$212 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$108 thousand
  • Sewer$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$30 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$41 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Worthington'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
39%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$69 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Worthington. 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 Worthington 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.