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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wellington took in $2.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money11%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
22%$469 thousand
Other taxes
14%$286 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$119 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.4%$177 thousand

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$368 thousand
  • Sewer$235 thousand
  • Other service charges$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$84 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$227 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$35 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.2%$25 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.6%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

24%

of Wellington'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
50%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$803 thousand
  • Water supply$492 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$638 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$328 thousand
  • Police$300 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$578 thousand
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$282 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$208 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$71 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$57 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wellington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wellington 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.