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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Weld took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%State tax money11%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

85%

of Weld's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
85%$1.1 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$142 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments57%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Weld's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
57%$642 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$642 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$198 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$109 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$47 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Social services
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weld. 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 Town of Weld 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.