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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Worthington took in $488 thousand and spent $555 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)83%Town taxes9.8%Federal tax money6.8%

What stands out

83%

of Worthington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes9.8%

Property tax
5.5%$27 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services
83%$407 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$228 thousand
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Running the government and other costs9.7%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Interest on debt3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

81%

of Worthington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
81%$452 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
  • Water supply$187 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Worthington. 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 Town of Worthington 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.