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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wellsville took in $4.4 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes13%Fines and other5.1%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

78%

of Wellsville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
7.6%$332 thousand
Property tax
5.0%$218 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Water$356 thousand
  • Sewer$345 thousand
  • Garbage collection$170 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$14 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$154 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$207 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Running the government and other costs3.8%

What stands out

71%

of Wellsville'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
71%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Water supply$408 thousand
  • Sewer systems$355 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$558 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$345 thousand
  • Fire protection$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$349 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$300 thousand
  • Airports$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$283 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$176 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wellsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wellsville 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.