Town government · Platte County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheatland took in $11.7 million and spent $10.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)55%State tax money20%County and local tax money14%Town taxes4.8%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

14%

of Wheatland'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 taxes4.8%

Property tax
3.4%$399 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Garbage collection$919 thousand
  • Water$668 thousand
  • Sewer$396 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$384 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$2.4 million

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$274 thousand
Fines
0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

55%

of Wheatland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$607 thousand
  • Water supply$278 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$229 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$807 thousand
  • Airports$246 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$926 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$703 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$485 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$485 thousand
Social services
0.5%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$25 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 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 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.