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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), West Point took in $31.2 million and spent $30.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)76%City taxes13%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other2.5%State tax money1.9%

What stands out

76%

of West Point'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 taxes13%

Sales tax
4.5%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.4%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.0%$1.3 million

Fees for services76%

Fees for services
76%$23.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 4 more
  • Electric power$16.6 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$231 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$2.0 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$604 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$792 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Parks, recreation and libraries26%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Roads, transit and parking2.5%

What stands out

26%

of West Point'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
52%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$12.5 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$316 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$8.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$383 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$645 thousand
  • Fire protection$413 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$103 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$769 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$769 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Point. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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