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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Jordan took in $111 million and spent $102 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)61%City taxes31%Fines and other4.1%State tax money2.4%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

61%

of West Jordan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes31%

Sales tax
13%$14.6 million
Other taxes
12%$13.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.8 million
  • Other licenses$4.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$623 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.1%$6.8 million

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$67.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$66.8 million
  • Sewer$450 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.7%$1.9 million

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$2.7 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$3.5 million
Fines
1.0%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

39%

of West Jordan's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$40.0 million
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$22.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$34.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$20.1 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$878 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$8.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$966 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Jordan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Jordan 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.