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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wister took in $1.2 million and spent $950 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Town taxes36%Fines and other14%Federal tax money7.9%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Town taxes36%

Sales tax
34%$394 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$461 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$290 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$93 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$37 thousand

Fines and other14%

Fines
10%$118 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Interest on debt0.4%Health and hospitals0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Wister'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$408 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$289 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
  • Sewer systems$57 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$245 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$173 thousand
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$216 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wister. 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 Wister 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.