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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Willet took in $698 thousand and spent $608 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money41%Town taxes32%State tax money24%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services0.7%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes32%

Property tax
30%$210 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$170 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$288 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$9 thousand
Fines
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Health and hospitals3.1%Interest on debt1.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

3.1%

of Willet's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$351 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$351 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Willet. 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 Willet 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.