City government · Franklin County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wellsville took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%County and local tax money2.9%State tax money2.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
35%$755 thousand
Sales tax
10%$222 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$73 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$960 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$429 thousand
  • Sewer$404 thousand
  • Garbage collection$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$49 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$64 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$20 thousand
Fines
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

46%

of Wellsville'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
46%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$557 thousand
  • Sewer systems$335 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$389 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$296 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$354 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$148 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$255 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$255 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wellsville. 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 Wellsville 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.