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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Willis took in $11.9 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Federal tax money7.3%State tax money3.6%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes57%

Sales tax
30%$3.6 million
Property tax
20%$2.4 million
Other taxes
7.4%$880 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$876 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$379 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$871 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$426 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.6%$76 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

11%

of Willis' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$787 thousand
  • Sewer systems$529 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$426 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$990 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$125 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$752 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$735 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$735 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.7%$259 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willis. 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 Willis 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.