Village government · Van Wert County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wren took in $130 thousand and spent $133 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other51%Village taxes41%County and local tax money7.7%Fees for services0.8%

What stands out

51%

of Wren's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes41%

Property tax
30%$39 thousand
Other taxes
11%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Motor fuel taxes$12 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$10 thousand

Fines and other51%

Interest, rents and other
51%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.5%Roads, transit and parking3.0%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

71%

of Wren's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
71%$94 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$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.5%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and gas supply
  • Electric power$5 thousand
  • Gas supply$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wren. 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 Village of Wren 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.