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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilton took in $909 thousand and spent $743 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)48%City taxes31%Fines and other21%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

21%

of Wilton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
20%$180 thousand
Sales tax
10%$95 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$439 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$281 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$188 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking6.1%Running the government and other costs3.4%

What stands out

78%

of Wilton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$576 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$441 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$117 thousand
  • Sewer systems$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$97 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wilton. 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 Wilton 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.