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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winter took in $1.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Town taxes32%County and local tax money11%Federal tax money4.4%Fees for services (road charges)2.3%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

11%

of Winter's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes32%

Property tax
32%$364 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other government-run businesses
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$50 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$548 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$124 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Winter's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$314 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$314 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$164 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$40 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winter. 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 Winter 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.