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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wakeeney took in $2.9 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money5.1%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes57%

Property tax

33%$979 thousand

Sales tax

14%$419 thousand

Other taxes

9.4%$277 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$273 thousand
Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$1.0 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more

Water$422 thousand
Sewer$328 thousand
Garbage collection$208 thousand
Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Transit fares$8 thousand
Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state

5.1%$150 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.0%$58 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$39 thousand

Fines

0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

5.6%

of Wakeeney's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

38%$660 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$573 thousand
Other and not broken out$87 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$511 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$240 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$192 thousand
Sewer systems$79 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

9.2%$162 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$114 thousand
Fire protection$48 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.2%$127 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit

Roads and highways$101 thousand
Public transit$26 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

6.2%$108 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$74 thousand
Parks and recreation$34 thousand

Housing and community development

5.6%$98 thousand

Interest on debt

5.0%$87 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wakeeney. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wakeeney 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.