City government · Wilson County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilson took in $265 million and spent $274 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)75%City taxes16%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

75%

of Wilson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
11%$27.9 million
Sales tax
5.0%$13.2 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$488 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$199 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$118 million
  • Sewer$20.0 million
  • Other service charges$19.9 million
  • Gas$19.8 million
  • Water$13.7 million
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Parking$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$7.7 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$11.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$5.2 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

63%

of Wilson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$173 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$116 million
  • Water supply$27.7 million
  • Gas supply$16.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$30.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$17.5 million
  • Fire protection$11.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$915 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$28.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$6.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$443 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$20.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Public transit$4.4 million
  • Airports$328 thousand
  • Parking$101 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$8.1 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$533 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$521 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$174 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$33 thousand
Social services
0.3%$699 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$699 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$268 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$268 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wilson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City 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.