Town government · Weston County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Upton took in $1.7 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)38%State tax money29%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money11%Town taxes6.8%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes6.8%

Property tax
5.3%$93 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$669 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$274 thousand
  • Garbage collection$244 thousand
  • Sewer$127 thousand
  • Other service charges$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$187 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$510 thousand

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$185 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$63 thousand
Fines
0.6%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

22%

of Upton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$681 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$268 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$232 thousand
  • Sewer systems$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$368 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$335 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$168 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$167 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Upton. 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 Upton 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.