City government · Ballard County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wickliffe took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)60%City taxes19%Fines and other18%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Wickliffe's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
11%$179 thousand
Other taxes
7.8%$127 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$86 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$982 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 3 more
  • Water$441 thousand
  • Gas$348 thousand
  • Sewer$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$35 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$19 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$294 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Interest on debt2.0%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

62%

of Wickliffe'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%$859 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$318 thousand
  • Gas supply$262 thousand
  • Sewer systems$224 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$224 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)$148 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$133 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$133 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wickliffe. 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 Wickliffe 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.