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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wildwood took in $70.3 million and spent $36.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Federal tax money17%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
48%$33.4 million
Other taxes
5.5%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$868 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$139 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$19.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$9.4 million
  • Sewer$5.7 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Parking$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$11.8 million

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
3.0%$2.1 million
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$221 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

26%

of 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$11.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$787 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$674 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$719 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of 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 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.