City government · Webster County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheatcroft took in $496 thousand and spent $321 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Federal tax money37%State tax money11%City taxes4.8%County and local tax money0.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes4.8%

Property tax
4.4%$22 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$229 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money37%

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

From the federal government
37%$182 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$57 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Roads, transit and parking2.2%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

79%

of Wheatcroft'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
79%$252 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$252 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$39 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$3 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$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wheatcroft. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Wheatcroft 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.