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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilkeson took in $1.7 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, water)50%Town taxes28%State tax money20%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

5.5%

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

Town taxes28%

Property tax
12%$202 thousand
Other taxes
10%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$94 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$41 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$18 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.5%$93 thousand

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$856 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; water and 3 more
  • Road charges$441 thousand
  • Water$209 thousand
  • Sewer$198 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$344 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Sent to other local governments3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%

What stands out

53%

of Wilkeson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
53%$977 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$977 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$494 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$251 thousand
  • Water supply$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$159 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$107 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$44 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$72 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilkeson. 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 Wilkeson 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.