City government · Tooele County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wendover took in $2.5 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%City taxes29%Fines and other13%State tax money11%Federal tax money3.5%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes29%

Sales tax
11%$275 thousand
Property tax
10%$250 thousand
Other taxes
7.7%$193 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$99 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$453 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Garbage collection$257 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$88 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$280 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$67 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$274 thousand
Fines
1.6%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Social services1.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

30%

of Wendover'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
37%$603 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$217 thousand
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$497 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$417 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$447 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Social services
1.9%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wendover. 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 Wendover 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.