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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Wendover took in $15.1 million and spent $17.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)33%Federal tax money14%Fines and other10%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes41%

Sales tax

24%$3.7 million

Property tax

14%$2.0 million

Other taxes

3.2%$481 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and motor fuel taxes

Public utility taxes$370 thousand
Motor fuel taxes$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services

33%$4.9 million

What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more

Garbage collection$1.9 million
Sewer$1.5 million
Water$1.5 million
Other service charges$58 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%$2.2 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state

<0.1%$5 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.7%$250 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other

9.6%$1.5 million

Fines

0.4%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt2.7%Housing and community development2.3%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

48%

of West Wendover'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

48%$8.5 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.8 million
Government buildings$436 thousand
Other government-run businesses$201 thousand
Other and not broken out$15 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

26%$4.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$3.2 million
Fire protection$876 thousand
Courts and legal services$448 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

17%$3.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$1.3 million
Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Sewer systems$688 thousand

Interest on debt

2.7%$476 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$418 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand

Housing and community development

2.3%$402 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

1.9%$326 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges

Toll roads and bridges$326 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.0%$179 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$179 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.8%$140 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Libraries$18 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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