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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wellington took in $431 thousand and spent $270 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money44%Fines and other11%

What stands out

11%

of Wellington's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
44%$189 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$191 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

33%

of Wellington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wellington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Town of Wellington 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.