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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), West Columbia took in $5.9 million and spent $6.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%State tax money2.3%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
27%$1.6 million
Sales tax
21%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.4%$316 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$889 thousand
  • Sewer$787 thousand
  • Other service charges$370 thousand
  • Garbage collection$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$137 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$92 thousand
Fines
0.6%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

29%

of West Columbia'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
38%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$662 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$219 thousand
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$957 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$321 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$595 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$595 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$348 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$293 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Columbia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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