Town government · Niagara County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilson took in $5.2 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money38%Town taxes28%State tax money21%Fees for services (water)9.1%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
26%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$103 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$472 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$413 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$79 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.1 million

County and local tax money38%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
38%$2.0 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$79 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Housing and community development5.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

39%

of Wilson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$423 thousand
  • Sewer systems$35 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$974 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$974 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$916 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$608 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$134 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$551 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$486 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Housing and community development
5.9%$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$135 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$105 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$122 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$122 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 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$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilson. 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 Wilson 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.