Town government · Windham County, VT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wilmington took in $7.1 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money13%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.7%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

6.7%

of Wilmington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
73%$5.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$75 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$476 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$353 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$906 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$327 thousand
Fines
1.4%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

8.5%

of Wilmington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$394 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
  • Government buildings$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$935 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$603 thousand
  • Fire protection$265 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$543 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$342 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$201 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$77 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Social services
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilmington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Wilmington 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.