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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Wyoming took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money9.0%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

27%

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

Borough taxes57%

Individual income tax
27%$330 thousand
Property tax
20%$244 thousand
Other taxes
10%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$401 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$218 thousand
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$110 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Fines
0.5%$6 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking15%Environment and natural resources0.4%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

25%

of West Wyoming's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$408 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$221 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$187 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$366 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$330 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$248 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of West Wyoming. 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 Borough of West Wyoming 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.