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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wooster took in $243 million and spent $269 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)85%City taxes12%State tax money1.9%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

85%

of Wooster's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes12%

Individual income tax
9.9%$23.9 million
Business income tax
1.2%$3.0 million
Property tax
1.1%$2.7 million
Other taxes
0.1%$355 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$355 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services85%

Fees for services
85%$206 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$185 million
  • Sewer$10.8 million
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$50 thousand

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$4.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$38 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals74%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.9%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Running the government and other costs3.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

74%

of Wooster's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
74%$200 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$200 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$24.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$12.2 million
  • Police$11.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$446 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.9%$18.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.3 million
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$14.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.5 million
  • Interest on general debt$323 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$130 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$130 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wooster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Wooster 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.