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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wolfforth took in $5.9 million and spent $5.5 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 taxes49%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)44%Fines and other7.0%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
33%$1.9 million
Sales tax
10%$616 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$334 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$494 thousand
  • Sewer$423 thousand
  • Other service charges$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$43 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$347 thousand
Fines
1.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

42%

of Wolfforth'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$680 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$160 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$448 thousand
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$816 thousand
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)$535 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$231 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$213 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wolfforth. 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 Wolfforth 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.