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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wyandotte took in $155 million and spent $179 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes12%State tax money5.0%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

78%

of Wyandotte's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$18.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$637 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$637 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$120 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$76.3 million
  • Other service charges$16.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$11.5 million
  • Water$9.1 million
  • Sewer$5.3 million
  • Garbage collection$814 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$515 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$696 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$7.8 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$6.1 million
Fines
0.6%$899 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Interest on debt1.8%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

40%

of Wyandotte's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$80.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$66.3 million
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
40%$72.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$59.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$345 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Fire protection$5.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$3.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$2.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wyandotte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Wyandotte 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.