Village government · Monroe County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wilton took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money20%Fines and other11%County and local tax money9.0%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

9%

of Wilton's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes35%

Property tax
35%$498 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Water$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$26 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$277 thousand

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$128 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$162 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Health and hospitals18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending14%

What stands out

18%

of Wilton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$364 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$166 thousand
  • Water supply$129 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$259 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$244 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$60 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$147 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Police$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$147 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$147 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$57 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.