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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), George West took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)46%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

28%

of George West's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes49%

Other taxes
28%$760 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$743 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$582 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$551 thousand
  • Sewer$438 thousand
  • Gas$258 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$79 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails41%Health and hospitals5.5%Interest on debt3.9%Running the government and other costs3.0%

What stands out

41%

of George West'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
46%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$472 thousand
  • Sewer systems$402 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$186 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$939 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$831 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$101 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$126 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$126 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$88 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of George West. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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