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Western Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Western Grove took in $91 thousand and spent $165 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other53%State tax money33%Town taxes14%

What stands out

53%

of Western Grove's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes14%

Other taxes
14%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$30 thousand

Fines and other53%

Interest, rents and other
53%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs63%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%

What stands out

63%

of Western Grove's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
63%$104 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Western Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Western Grove 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.