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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilson took in $148 thousand and spent $131 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%County and local tax money12%Town taxes6.8%Federal tax money4.1%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

74%

of Wilson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes6.8%

Property tax
6.8%$10 thousand

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and garbage collection
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$6 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$109 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals3.8%Interest on debt3.1%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.8%

What stands out

74%

of Wilson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$21 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)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$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 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 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.