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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walton took in $465 thousand and spent $419 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)61%City taxes23%County and local tax money10%State tax money2.8%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
17%$80 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$285 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$121 thousand
  • Water$104 thousand
  • Sewer$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$13 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$47 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
1.3%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Interest on debt2.1%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

54%

of Walton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$228 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$101 thousand
  • Water supply$79 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$98 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)$96 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 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 Walton. 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 Walton 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.