Town government · Shelby County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wilton took in $3.8 million and spent $3.9 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)69%Town taxes31%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
20%$739 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$259 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$23 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Gas$287 thousand
  • Water$219 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.1%$5 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Wilton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Electric power$953 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$248 thousand
  • Sewer systems$229 thousand
  • Gas supply$145 thousand
  • Water supply$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$866 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$451 thousand
  • Fire protection$320 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$38 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$513 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$482 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$423 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$301 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$356 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
  • Airports$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilton. 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 Wilton 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.