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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Burlington took in $7.7 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money7.1%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

10%

of West Burlington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes47%

Property tax
33%$2.6 million
Sales tax
10%$796 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$226 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$293 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$544 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$301 thousand
Fines
0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt11%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.6%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

11%

of West Burlington's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Electric power$713 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$213 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$80 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$770 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$616 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$154 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$596 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$217 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$574 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$551 thousand
  • Airports$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
  • Libraries$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$167 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$167 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$23 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Burlington. 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 Burlington 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.