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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Mineral took in $192 thousand and spent $143 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%County and local tax money20%City taxes19%Federal tax money14%State tax money12%

What stands out

20%

of West Mineral's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes19%

Property tax
8.9%$17 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.2%$8 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$68 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$34 thousand
  • Sewer$22 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$26 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$23 thousand

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

57%

of West Mineral's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$38 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Sewer systems$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Mineral. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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