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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wellfleet took in $31.9 million and spent $32.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)9.6%Federal tax money8.1%State tax money7.3%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

10%

of Wellfleet's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
67%$21.4 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$347 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 7 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$567 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$542 thousand
  • Parking$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
  • School lunches$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$2.6 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$2.3 million

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%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$499 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Schools and colleges13%Sent to other local governments12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

13%

of Wellfleet's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$798 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$735 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$668 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$264 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$4.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$4.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$58 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$481 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$672 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$579 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$505 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$311 thousand
  • Water supply$194 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$221 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$221 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$28 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wellfleet. 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 Town of Wellfleet 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.