City government · Greene County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willard took in $7.0 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%City taxes37%State tax money15%County and local tax money1.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes37%

Sales tax

25%$1.8 million

Other taxes

7.6%$530 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$454 thousand
Other licenses$68 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

4.1%$284 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services

46%$3.2 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$1.5 million
Water$1.1 million
Garbage collection$304 thousand
Parks and recreation$297 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state

15%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.3%$94 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines

0.9%$60 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments9.8%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Willard's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

43%$2.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$1.4 million
Water supply$872 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$282 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

15%$881 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$881 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

13%$798 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services

Police$724 thousand
Courts and legal services$74 thousand

Sent to other local governments

9.8%$597 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$597 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

9.0%$544 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$544 thousand

Running the government and other costs

4.5%$272 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$163 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Government buildings$10 thousand

Interest on debt

4.2%$257 thousand

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

Interest on general debt$238 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$19 thousand

Housing and community development

1.9%$115 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willard. 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 Willard 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.