Town government · Essex County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilmington took in $2.9 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%State tax money23%County and local tax money14%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)8.3%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

14%

of Wilmington's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
41%$1.2 million
Other taxes
6.0%$171 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$238 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$64 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$665 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$386 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$143 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking32%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt8.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

13%

of Wilmington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$675 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$484 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$654 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$654 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$268 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
  • Libraries$46 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$236 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$196 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$167 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilmington. 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 Town of Wilmington 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.