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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Watervliet took in $19.9 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money23%State tax money12%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
28%$5.6 million
Other taxes
4.3%$855 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$578 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$657 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$317 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.3 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$4.5 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Watervliet's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$221 thousand
  • Government buildings$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$514 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$518 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$515 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$85 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Watervliet. 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 Watervliet 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.