City government · Jefferson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winchester took in $689 thousand and spent $336 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes29%State tax money14%Federal tax money12%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
22%$152 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.7%$12 thousand

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$302 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$152 thousand
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$82 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
0.9%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

62%

of Winchester'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
62%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
  • Water supply$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winchester. 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 Winchester 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.