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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wheatland took in $539 thousand and spent $456 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%State tax money33%Federal tax money5.6%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

5.6%

of Wheatland's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes54%

Property tax
53%$284 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$30 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$178 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$26 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking66%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Health and hospitals2.6%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

6.1%

of Wheatland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
66%$300 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$300 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wheatland. 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 Wheatland 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.