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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Weatherford took in $47.1 million and spent $44.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)66%City taxes30%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money0.9%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

28%

of Weatherford's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Sales tax
28%$13.3 million
Other taxes
2.0%$921 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$810 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$31.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$24.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Airport$601 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$34 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$304 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$436 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$777 thousand
Fines
0.2%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals59%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Interest on debt2.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

59%

of Weatherford'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
59%$26.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$26.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$232 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$774 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$594 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.8%$776 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$167 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Weatherford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Weatherford 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.