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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Bend took in $58.6 million and spent $55.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%Fines and other9.5%State tax money9.2%Federal tax money6.2%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
47%$27.4 million
Other taxes
2.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$644 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$587 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$434 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Transit fares$458 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$442 thousand
  • Airport$128 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$43 thousand
  • Housing$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$3.6 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$5.4 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$2.6 million

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$5.2 million
Fines
0.6%$328 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs7.3%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

18%

of West Bend's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$15.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$347 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$333 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
  • Airports$89 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$11.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$868 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$858 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$956 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$956 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$202 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Bend. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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