City government · Harris County, TX

West University Place's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West University Place took in $58.7 million and spent $45.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other3.6%County and local tax money0.6%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

54%

of West University Place's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes63%

Property tax

54%$31.5 million

Other taxes

5.5%$3.2 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more

Public utility taxes$2.4 million
Other licenses$728 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

3.5%$2.1 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services

33%$19.2 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more

Water$8.8 million
Sewer$4.7 million
Garbage collection$2.9 million
Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Other service charges$847 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state

0.3%$174 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.6%$339 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other

2.2%$1.3 million

Fines

1.4%$831 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.8%Roads, transit and parking3.8%

What stands out

11%

of West University Place's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

26%$11.9 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Other and not broken out$6.7 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Government buildings$961 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

26%$11.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$6.3 million
Fire protection$5.1 million
Courts and legal services$453 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

23%$10.7 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$4.8 million
Sewer systems$3.3 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million

Interest on debt

11%$5.1 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$5.0 million
Interest on water supply debt$167 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.8%$4.5 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$4.5 million

Roads, transit and parking

3.8%$1.7 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.7 million

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West University Place. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of West University Place 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.