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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Point took in $12.2 million and spent $8.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)54%City taxes36%State tax money9.2%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

18%

of West Point's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
18%$2.1 million
Other taxes
9.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$647 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$542 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.6%$1.1 million

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Water$952 thousand
  • Garbage collection$875 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$669 thousand
  • Road charges$339 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$177 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

48%

of West Point's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$875 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$749 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$346 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$43 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$200 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$200 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$34 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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