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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Wilder took in $3.5 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other30%City taxes16%State tax money11%County and local tax money10%

What stands out

30%

of Wilder's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
12%$425 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$59 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$531 thousand
  • Water$379 thousand
  • Garbage collection$203 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$375 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$365 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$1.1 million
Fines
0.6%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Housing and community development24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

24%

of Wilder's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$662 thousand
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$193 thousand
Housing and community development
24%$832 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$752 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$709 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$269 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)$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$194 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$194 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wilder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Wilder 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.