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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Winnsboro took in $5.9 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%Fines and other1.6%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
24%$1.4 million
Sales tax
22%$1.3 million
Other taxes
5.6%$329 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$306 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$746 thousand
  • Sewer$610 thousand
  • Airport$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$94 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

23%

of Winnsboro'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
41%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$726 thousand
  • Sewer systems$466 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$85 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$542 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$535 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$442 thousand
  • Airports$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$282 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$200 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winnsboro. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Winnsboro 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.