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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wilmer took in $5.9 million and spent $6.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other9.2%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Wilmer's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Property tax
49%$2.9 million
Sales tax
12%$712 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$873 thousand
  • Sewer$531 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
9.1%$532 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Roads, transit and parking0.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Wilmer's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$515 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$202 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$972 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$928 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$142 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$137 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wilmer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wilmer 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.