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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wethersfield took in $1.4 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other43%Fees for services18%State tax money17%Town taxes13%County and local tax money5.7%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

43%

of Wethersfield's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
12%$165 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$258 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$44 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$235 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$79 thousand

Fines and other43%

Interest, rents and other
43%$596 thousand
Fines
0.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

4.5%

of Wethersfield'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
66%$843 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$843 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$256 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$57 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wethersfield. 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 Wethersfield 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.