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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Point took in $22.6 million and spent $23.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%City taxes21%County and local tax money7.1%Fines and other1.9%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

69%

of West Point's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
15%$3.3 million
Other taxes
6.7%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$316 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$15.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$8.0 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Gas$1.8 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$727 thousand
  • Garbage collection$448 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$215 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$1.6 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$273 thousand
Fines
0.7%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt6.5%Roads, transit and parking3.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

53%

of West Point's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$12.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$657 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$530 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$342 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$857 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$857 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$138 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$138 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Point. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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