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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 $4.1 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes31%State tax money21%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

31%

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 taxes31%

Property tax
31%$1.3 million

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$798 thousand
  • Other service charges$681 thousand
  • Water$366 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$35 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$871 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$107 thousand
Fines
0.4%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

5%

of West Branch'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$784 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$165 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$833 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$228 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$654 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$604 thousand
  • Airports$50 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$534 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$507 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$190 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$173 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$96 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$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 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.