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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wawayanda took in $6.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes33%County and local tax money29%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other11%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

29%

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

Town taxes33%

Property tax
24%$1.6 million
Other taxes
8.3%$545 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$545 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$634 thousand
  • Other service charges$490 thousand
  • Sewer$310 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$338 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$1.9 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
5.9%$390 thousand
Interest, rents and other
5.4%$355 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

12%

of Wawayanda'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%

Running the government and other costs
47%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$286 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$283 thousand
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$659 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$413 thousand
  • Sewer systems$246 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$286 thousand
  • Police$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$132 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wawayanda. 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 Wawayanda 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.