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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walworth took in $6.8 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%County and local tax money21%Fines and other3.1%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

21%

of Walworth's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
45%$3.0 million
Other taxes
6.6%$445 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$335 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$111 thousand
  • Electric power$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$198 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$180 thousand
Fines
0.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

27%

of Walworth's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$891 thousand
  • Government buildings$399 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$231 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$629 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$143 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$385 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$47 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$47 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Walworth. 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 Town of Walworth 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.