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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willis took in $53 thousand and spent $56 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money19%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

38%

of Willis' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
38%$20 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$10 thousand
  • Sewer$6 thousand
  • Electric power$2 thousand
  • Gas$1 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%$10 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

23%

of Willis' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$15 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)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Willis 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.