Village government · Franklin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), West City took in $3.1 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Village taxes8.4%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money1.4%

What stands out

74%

of West City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes8.4%

Other taxes
4.9%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.5%$110 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$385 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$43 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$2.3 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$92 thousand
Fines
1.0%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%

What stands out

35%

of West City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$857 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$820 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$846 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$795 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$407 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$407 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$363 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$363 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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