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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wellington took in $403 thousand and spent $486 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes35%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money8.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.0%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Wellington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes35%

Property tax
35%$141 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$34 thousand

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$189 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$33 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

67%

of Wellington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$324 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$324 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$110 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.3%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wellington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.