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Weldon Spring's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Weldon Spring took in $3.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money59%Federal tax money17%City taxes14%Fees for services (gas, electric power)4.6%State tax money4.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

59%

of Weldon Spring's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes14%

Sales tax
11%$367 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; amusement licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$60 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$20 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$155 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; electric power and 2 more
  • Gas$78 thousand
  • Electric power$69 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$558 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$145 thousand

County and local tax money59%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
59%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.5%

Fines
0.9%$32 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

57%

of Weldon Spring's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$604 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$525 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$224 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$211 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$223 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$223 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Weldon Spring. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Weldon Spring 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.