City government · Muscatine County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Liberty took in $15.8 million and spent $15.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%City taxes18%State tax money7.4%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

72%

of West Liberty'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 taxes18%

Property tax
14%$2.1 million
Sales tax
3.8%$609 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$96 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$6.7 million
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$893 thousand
  • Garbage collection$655 thousand
  • Other service charges$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$50 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$428 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

60%

of West Liberty'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
60%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$739 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$291 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$833 thousand
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$954 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$514 thousand
  • Libraries$440 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$458 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$458 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$285 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$177 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$70 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Liberty. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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