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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 $1.3 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money20%County and local tax money7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.7%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

11%

of Wilson's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
52%$695 thousand
Other taxes
11%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$75 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%$269 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$101 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$41 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Health and hospitals2.1%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

8.2%

of Wilson'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
40%$561 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$561 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$513 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$198 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$182 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Police$13 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$116 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$115 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 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.