Town government · Lincoln County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilbur took in $2.1 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Town taxes28%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes28%

Other taxes
11%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$210 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$18 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$207 thousand
Property tax
6.7%$140 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$956 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$384 thousand
  • Water$336 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$150 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$280 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$103 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

55%

of Wilbur'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
55%$827 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$350 thousand
  • Sewer systems$329 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$218 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$180 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$105 thousand
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$123 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilbur. 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 Town of Wilbur 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.