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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waterville took in $10.1 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money8.0%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

40%

of Waterville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Individual income tax
40%$4.0 million
Property tax
12%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.4%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$929 thousand
  • Garbage collection$324 thousand
  • Other service charges$302 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$805 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$321 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$168 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

41%

of Waterville'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
41%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$60 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$940 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$310 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.8 million
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$718 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$444 thousand
  • Government buildings$392 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$225 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$547 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$547 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$230 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$168 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$107 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$61 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waterville. 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 City of Waterville 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.