Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Bend took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money24%Federal tax money12%Fees for services (garbage collection)7.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

12%

of West Bend's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes56%

Property tax
49%$1.0 million
Other taxes
6.3%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$91 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.4%

Fees for services
7.4%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$151 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$247 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$488 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$20 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of West Bend's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$772 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$772 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$612 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$567 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$299 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$299 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$278 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Bend. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.