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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Winters took in $3.4 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes37%State tax money11%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
22%$754 thousand
Sales tax
10%$345 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$150 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$253 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$370 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$35 thousand
Fines
0.6%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Housing and community development6.2%Running the government and other costs6.2%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

69%

of Winters' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$591 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$515 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Housing and community development
6.2%$399 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.2%$396 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$313 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$304 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winters. 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 Winters 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.