Town government · Wake County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wendell took in $7.5 million and spent $97 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes100%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

71%

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

Town taxes100%

Property tax
71%$5.3 million
Sales tax
19%$1.4 million
Other taxes
9.9%$742 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$524 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

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

Interest on debt100%

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
100%$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wendell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wendell 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.