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West Lake Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), West Lake Hills took in $9.4 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (sewer)25%State tax money4.7%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes66%

Sales tax
37%$3.4 million
Property tax
20%$1.9 million
Other taxes
8.9%$836 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$454 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$382 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$441 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$156 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$206 thousand
Fines
1.3%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt8.3%Environment and natural resources5.8%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

39%

of West Lake Hills' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$371 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$186 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$741 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$467 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$532 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.8%$373 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$373 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$362 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$362 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$119 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Lake Hills. 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 West Lake Hills 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.