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North Wildwood's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), North Wildwood took in $29.6 million and spent $28.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, parking)21%Fines and other3.5%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

74%

of North Wildwood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes75%

Property tax
74%$22.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$57 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parking
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Parking$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$139 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

23%

of North Wildwood's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$960 thousand
  • Government buildings$690 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$650 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Parking$150 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$250 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$250 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$90 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$90 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Wildwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of North Wildwood 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.