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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wayland took in $6.0 million and spent $4.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money20%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Wayland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
37%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$41 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$686 thousand
  • Other service charges$309 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.2 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$110 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$354 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals0.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

28%

of Wayland's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$876 thousand
  • Fire protection$439 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$939 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$933 thousand
  • Water supply$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$900 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$900 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wayland. 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 Wayland 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.