City government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waverly took in $6.9 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)63%City taxes17%Federal tax money13%State tax money4.0%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

13%

of Waverly's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes17%

Property tax

15%$1.1 million

Other taxes

1.6%$111 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses

Other licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services

63%$4.3 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more

Sewer$2.0 million
Water$1.1 million
Liquor stores$987 thousand
Garbage collection$156 thousand
Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Road charges$20 thousand
Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government

13%$890 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state

4.0%$279 thousand

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%$4 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other

3.2%$221 thousand

Fines

<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Interest on debt3.8%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

73%

of Waverly's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

73%$5.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more

Sewer systems$2.4 million
Water supply$2.0 million
Liquor stores$996 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$146 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.9%$675 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Other and not broken out$441 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$221 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.0%$604 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$604 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

5.5%$419 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection

Police$233 thousand
Fire protection$186 thousand

Interest on debt

3.8%$286 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$222 thousand
Interest on general debt$64 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.7%$53 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$53 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

City of Waverly. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Waverly 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.