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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wolcott took in $3.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Town taxes29%County and local tax money15%Fines and other11%Fees for services (water)1.3%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes29%

Property tax
26%$964 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$48 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Water$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$15 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$1.6 million

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$555 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$404 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Interest on debt5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%All other spending0.1%

What stands out

5.8%

of Wolcott's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$983 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$982 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$514 thousand
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$285 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$145 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$65 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$157 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$110 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$107 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wolcott. 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 Wolcott 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.