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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Union took in $4.7 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Fines and other13%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money4.5%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

6.3%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
32%$1.5 million
Sales tax
6.3%$297 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$860 thousand
  • Water$405 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Airport$41 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$215 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$398 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$51 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$587 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt9.6%All other spending12%

What stands out

12%

of West Union'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$323 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$571 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$474 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$530 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand
  • Libraries$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
  • Airports$59 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$416 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$396 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$365 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$188 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$73 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$66 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$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Union. 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 Union 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.