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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Bend took in $5.0 million and spent $5.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)71%City taxes12%Fines and other9.5%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money2.0%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

71%

of West Bend'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 taxes12%

Property tax
9.8%$496 thousand
Sales tax
2.2%$111 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Gas$776 thousand
  • Garbage collection$243 thousand
  • Other service charges$145 thousand
  • Sewer$144 thousand
  • Water$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$88 thousand

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$166 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$101 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$477 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

71%

of West Bend'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
71%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Gas supply$742 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$235 thousand
  • Water supply$198 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$680 thousand
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$671 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$292 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$124 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$160 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$114 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$83 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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