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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Branch took in $6.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money11%County and local tax money3.5%Federal tax money3.1%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

43%

of West Branch's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
43%$2.5 million
Sales tax
5.4%$321 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$150 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$835 thousand
  • Water$616 thousand
  • Garbage collection$197 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
  • Road charges$23 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$186 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$658 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$207 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$83 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

13%

of West Branch's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$997 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$483 thousand
  • Sewer systems$301 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$723 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$723 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$614 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$427 thousand
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$606 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$334 thousand
  • Libraries$272 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$147 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$142 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Branch. 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 Branch 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.