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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williamson took in $6.0 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Town taxes32%County and local tax money17%Fines and other8.0%State tax money3.6%

What stands out

39%

of Williamson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
27%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.1%$303 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$247 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$386 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$214 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$1.0 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$395 thousand
Fines
1.3%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

47%

of Williamson'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$411 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$670 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$76 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$47 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Williamson. 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 Williamson 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.