Town government · Sweetwater County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wamsutter took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%Fines and other23%Fees for services (water, sewer)19%County and local tax money14%Federal tax money7.1%Town taxes5.6%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes5.6%

Property tax
3.6%$41 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$214 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$135 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$81 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$364 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$161 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Health and hospitals25%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

25%

of Wamsutter's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$367 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
25%$271 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$271 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$159 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$113 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wamsutter. 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 Wamsutter 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.