Borough government · Cape May County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wildwood Crest took in $23.6 million and spent $18.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, parking)19%Fines and other3.9%State tax money2.4%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

70%

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

Borough taxes73%

Property tax
70%$16.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$623 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility licenses
  • Other licenses$577 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parking and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Parking$419 thousand
  • Other service charges$327 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$261 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$568 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$284 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$913 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

44%

of Wildwood Crest's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$589 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$425 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$952 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$713 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$713 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$559 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$265 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$265 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Wildwood Crest. 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 Borough of Wildwood Crest 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.