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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilton took in $8.7 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%City taxes32%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

5.4%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
26%$2.3 million
Sales tax
5.4%$466 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$83 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$726 thousand
  • Garbage collection$408 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$549 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$17 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$268 thousand
Fines
0.7%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

10%

of Wilton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$919 thousand
  • Sewer systems$847 thousand
  • Electric power$434 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$403 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$995 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$654 thousand
  • Fire protection$333 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$818 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$337 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$681 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$476 thousand
  • Libraries$205 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$101 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Wilton 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.