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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wyoming took in $141 million and spent $136 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes30%State tax money15%Federal tax money10%Fines and other7.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Wyoming's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
28%$39.7 million
Other taxes
2.2%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$50.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$25.7 million
  • Water$23.1 million
  • Housing$799 thousand
  • Other service charges$603 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$360 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$14.7 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$21.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$650 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$9.5 million
Fines
0.8%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Housing and community development9.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

9.1%

of Wyoming's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$46.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$38.7 million
  • Water supply$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$927 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$30.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$16.4 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$469 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$17.8 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$12.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$13.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.4 million
Housing and community development
9.1%$12.4 million
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$7.3 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$6.9 million
  • Sent to the state government$395 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$621 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$465 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wyoming. 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 Wyoming 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.