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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Wilmington took in $25.9 million and spent $14.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other37%State tax money28%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%City taxes9.5%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

34%

of Wilmington'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 taxes9.5%

Property tax
6.0%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$894 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$654 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$489 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.0 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$7.2 million

Fines and other37%

Interest, rents and other
34%$8.9 million
Fines
2.3%$585 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

35%

of Wilmington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$741 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$548 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$816 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$263 thousand
  • Government buildings$192 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$223 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wilmington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. 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 Wilmington 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.