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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilton took in $441 thousand and spent $534 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money42%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.8%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

13%

of Wilton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
40%$177 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$56 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$186 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%Health and hospitals2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

77%

of Wilton'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
77%$412 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$412 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$34 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Wilton. 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 Wilton 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.