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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Weatherford took in $164 million and spent $114 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)52%City taxes25%Fines and other16%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money3.4%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
13%$21.5 million
Property tax
9.7%$15.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$831 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$86.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$52.2 million
  • Water$19.1 million
  • Sewer$7.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$5.8 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$897 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$5.6 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$25.2 million
Fines
0.2%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Roads, transit and parking4.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

53%

of Weatherford's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$60.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$34.6 million
  • Water supply$14.2 million
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$19.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$342 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$18.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Government buildings$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$5.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$3.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$410 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$390 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 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 September 30, 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.