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Fenwick Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2021), Fenwick Island took in $2.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection, parking)9.5%Fines and other6.3%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

50%

of Fenwick Island's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes77%

Other taxes
50%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$443 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$385 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$384 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$711 thousand

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$250 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parking and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Parking$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$143 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$45 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$116 thousand
Fines
1.9%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs75%Police, fire, courts and jails25%

What stands out

75%

of Fenwick Island'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
75%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$440 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$354 thousand
  • Government buildings$267 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$357 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$357 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Fenwick Island 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.