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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Weldon took in $6.1 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money16%Fines and other7.2%

What stands out

39%

of Weldon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
39%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$728 thousand
  • Garbage collection$185 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$994 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$436 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

32%

of Weldon's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$819 thousand
  • Fire protection$673 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$713 thousand
  • Sewer systems$705 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$823 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$823 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$782 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$650 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Weldon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Weldon 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.