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West Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), West Park took in $16.8 million and spent $14.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fines and other28%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)6.9%State tax money6.7%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

25%

of West Park's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
32%$5.3 million
Other taxes
20%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$445 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$690 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$469 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$428 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$648 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
25%$4.2 million
Fines
3.5%$591 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails65%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Environment and natural resources1.8%

What stands out

65%

of West Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
65%$9.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$544 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.5 million
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)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$307 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$979 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$979 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$255 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Park. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of West Park 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.