Town government · Steuben County, NY

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 $896 thousand and spent $747 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes41%State tax money32%County and local tax money15%Fees for services11%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes41%

Property tax
41%$364 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$100 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$286 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$134 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Health and hospitals1.5%

What stands out

30%

of West Union's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$453 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$453 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$224 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$18 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.