Town government · Wicomico County, MD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Willards took in $1.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Town taxes31%Federal tax money22%Fines and other6.8%State tax money5.8%

What stands out

22%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
22%$357 thousand
Individual income tax
7.0%$113 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$10 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$549 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$225 thousand
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$360 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$94 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$107 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Housing and community development0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Willards' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$550 thousand
  • Sewer systems$453 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
  • Electric power$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$251 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$185 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$199 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$40 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$39 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Willards. 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 Town of Willards 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.