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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winchester took in $907 thousand and spent $698 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Federal tax money17%State tax money5.8%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes75%

Sales tax
48%$438 thousand
Other taxes
22%$199 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$136 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$43 thousand

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$154 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$53 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$11 thousand
Fines
0.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

60%

of Winchester'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
60%$422 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$190 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$191 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Winchester 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.