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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wellston took in $1.1 million and spent $887 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)37%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other5.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

49%

of Wellston's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes51%

Sales tax
49%$545 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$419 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$222 thousand
  • Garbage collection$100 thousand
  • Sewer$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$4 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$65 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Fines
5.8%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

33%

of Wellston'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%

Running the government and other costs
33%$294 thousand
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)$257 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$228 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$114 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wellston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wellston 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.