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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wallis took in $1.6 million and spent $631 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other46%City taxes43%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (water)0.8%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

45%

of Wallis' money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes43%

Property tax
30%$466 thousand
Sales tax
13%$209 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$161 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other46%

Fines
45%$714 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails78%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

78%

of Wallis' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
78%$493 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$401 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$79 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$29 thousand
  • Water supply$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wallis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wallis 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.