Town government · Shelby County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wilsonville took in $12.6 million and spent $9.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)64%Town taxes30%Fines and other4.8%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

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

Town taxes30%

Sales tax
19%$2.4 million
Property tax
6.7%$850 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$559 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$225 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$129 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$79 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$59 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$8.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$5.1 million
  • Gas$804 thousand
  • Water$615 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$540 thousand
  • Garbage collection$518 thousand
  • Sewer$500 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$393 thousand
Fines
1.7%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%Running the government and other costs6.6%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

66%

of Wilsonville'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
66%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Gas supply$650 thousand
  • Water supply$433 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
  • Sewer systems$329 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$648 thousand
  • Fire protection$461 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$55 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$53 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$735 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$691 thousand
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$608 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$432 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$510 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$476 thousand
  • Airports$34 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$43 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilsonville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wilsonville 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.