Borough government · Cape May County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Wildwood took in $5.6 million and spent $761 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes96%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

96%

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

Borough taxes96%

Property tax
96%$5.4 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$98 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$97 thousand
Fines
0.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt9.1%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$436 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$422 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$110 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$110 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$69 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Wildwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Borough of West 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.