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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Winooski took in $17.1 million and spent $23.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Fines and other11%State tax money2.8%

What stands out

58%

of Winooski's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes62%

Property tax
58%$10.0 million
Sales tax
3.2%$555 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$278 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$253 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$485 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$1.6 million
Fines
1.5%$264 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

45%

of Winooski's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$7.8 million
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$455 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$805 thousand
  • Libraries$234 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$978 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$947 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$334 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winooski. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Winooski 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.