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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Williamson took in $3.7 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fines and other23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%State tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

42%

of Williamson's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes62%

Other taxes
42%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$183 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$751 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$490 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$484 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$29 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$12 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
20%$755 thousand
Fines
3.0%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Williamson's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Williamson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Williamson 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.