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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wittenberg took in $1.8 million and spent $483 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other70%State tax money14%Town taxes12%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.5%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

70%

of Wittenberg's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
8.5%$154 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$55 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$43 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$252 thousand

Fines and other70%

Interest, rents and other
70%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Health and hospitals8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%

What stands out

10%

of Wittenberg'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
47%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wittenberg. 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 Wittenberg 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.