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West Valley City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Valley City took in $181 million and spent $162 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)17%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

24%

of West Valley City's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes66%

Property tax
31%$56.4 million
Sales tax
24%$43.6 million
Other taxes
10%$18.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.1 million
  • Other licenses$3.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$666 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$30.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 4 more
  • Parks and recreation$8.5 million
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Garbage collection$6.7 million
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Road charges$1.9 million
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$7.7 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$5.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$14.2 million
Fines
2.2%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending11%

What stands out

12%

of West Valley City's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$57.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$36.6 million
  • Fire protection$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$27.7 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$13.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$22.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.0 million
Housing and community development
12%$19.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$17.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17.1 million
Interest on debt
4.3%$7.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
  • Sewer systems$411 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$3.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.7 million
Social services
1.0%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$57 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Valley City. 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 Valley City 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.