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Watterson Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Watterson Park took in $653 thousand and spent $467 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes133%Federal tax money16%State tax money3.1%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

86%

of Watterson Park's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes133%

Other taxes
86%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes and public utility taxes
  • Insurance premium taxes$558 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
47%$310 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$104 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other-53%

Interest, rents and other
-53%-$345 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Environment and natural resources18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments3.6%

What stands out

18%

of Watterson Park's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.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
40%$186 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$183 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and electric power
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
  • Electric power$46 thousand
Environment and natural resources
18%$83 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$83 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$73 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$17 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Watterson Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Watterson Park 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.