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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wheeling took in $130 thousand and spent $91 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, electric power)72%State tax money17%City taxes6.2%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

72%

of Wheeling'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 taxes6.2%

Property tax
6.2%$8 thousand

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; electric power and 1 more
  • Water$82 thousand
  • Electric power$11 thousand
  • Gas$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$22 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails1.1%

What stands out

26%

of Wheeling's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
58%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$35 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
  • Gas supply$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$13 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)$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Wheeling 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.