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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Welcome took in $2.2 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money13%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
52%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$612 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$269 thousand
  • Sewer$207 thousand
  • Water$105 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$48 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$274 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$96 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Interest on debt7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Welcome'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$690 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$489 thousand
  • Police$201 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$539 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$371 thousand
  • Sewer systems$167 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$363 thousand
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$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$196 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$141 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$102 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Welcome. 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 Welcome 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.