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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wrightsville took in $1.3 million and spent $998 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)18%Federal tax money17%State tax money15%City taxes6.6%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes6.6%

Other taxes

4.1%$53 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses

Public utility taxes$49 thousand
Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

2.5%$33 thousand

Fees for services18%

Fees for services

18%$232 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection

Sewer$212 thousand
Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government

17%$220 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state

15%$196 thousand

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

40%$525 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines

1.5%$19 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

55%

of Wrightsville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

55%$546 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$322 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$205 thousand
Government buildings$19 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

20%$201 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$187 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

14%$137 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$104 thousand
Fire protection$30 thousand
Courts and legal services$3 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.7%$87 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$87 thousand

Interest on debt

2.5%$25 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.2%$2 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wrightsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wrightsville 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.