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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Williamston took in $5.9 million and spent $5.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money17%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
40%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$931 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$54 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$238 thousand
Fines
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Interest on debt5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%

What stands out

5.2%

of Williamston's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$696 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$196 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$948 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$948 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$407 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$407 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$262 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$142 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$153 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williamston. 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 Williamston 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.