City government · Wayne County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Waynesboro took in $7.6 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (gas, water)31%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money5.2%State tax money4.8%

What stands out

29%

of Waynesboro's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes52%

Other taxes
29%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$130 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$130 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
23%$1.8 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$898 thousand
  • Water$665 thousand
  • Sewer$349 thousand
  • Garbage collection$213 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$362 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$391 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$410 thousand
Fines
1.6%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking4.4%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

11%

of Waynesboro's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$585 thousand
  • Water supply$554 thousand
  • Sewer systems$543 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$769 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$754 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$701 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$649 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$464 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$464 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$181 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$181 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$2 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waynesboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Waynesboro 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.