Town government · Lynn County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Wilson took in $524 thousand and spent $232 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Town taxes42%Fines and other12%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

6.1%

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

Town taxes42%

Property tax
30%$155 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.1%$32 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$239 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$89 thousand
  • Sewer$78 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$3 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Interest on debt19%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Wilson's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$155 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$62 thousand
  • Water supply$25 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$31 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$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 March 31, 2022. 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.