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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Union took in $51 thousand and spent $36 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%City taxes27%Federal tax money14%Fines and other7.8%

What stands out

51%

of West Union's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
25%$13 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$7 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$26 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%

What stands out

75%

of West Union's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$27 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$6 thousand
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$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 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 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 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.