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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wylie took in $100 million and spent $80.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%County and local tax money12%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

12%

of Wylie's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes52%

Property tax

36%$35.6 million

Sales tax

12%$11.7 million

Other taxes

4.9%$4.9 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more

Public utility taxes$2.7 million
Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million
Other selective sales taxes$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services

33%$32.5 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more

Sewer$13.1 million
Water$11.3 million
Other service charges$4.6 million
Garbage collection$2.8 million
Parks and recreation$656 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state

<0.1%$35 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

12%$11.7 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other

3.0%$3.0 million

Fines

0.3%$305 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

29%

of Wylie's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

35%$27.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more

Fire protection$13.8 million
Police$12.7 million
Inspections and regulation$791 thousand
Courts and legal services$516 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$23.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$11.1 million
Sewer systems$10.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million

Running the government and other costs

13%$10.3 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$4.0 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
Government buildings$2.3 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million

Roads, transit and parking

12%$9.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$9.3 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

7.7%$6.2 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$4.2 million
Libraries$1.9 million

Interest on debt

3.6%$2.9 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$2.6 million
Interest on water supply debt$356 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.5%$436 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$436 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wylie. 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 Wylie 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.