Village government · Williams County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Unity took in $2.0 million and spent $692 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%County and local tax money2.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

50%

of West Unity's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes63%

Individual income tax
50%$1.0 million
Property tax
7.1%$143 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$125 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$107 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$673 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$345 thousand
  • Water$328 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$52 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs86%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

86%

of West Unity'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
86%$597 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$597 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$69 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Unity. 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 Village of West Unity 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.