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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilmot took in $757 thousand and spent $692 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%County and local tax money17%State tax money11%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
19%$142 thousand
Other taxes
13%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$62 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.2%$47 thousand

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$122 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$12 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$82 thousand

County and local tax money17%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
17%$130 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Fines
4.4%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.7%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

35%

of Wilmot'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$245 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$145 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$97 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$50 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wilmot. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wilmot 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.