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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Point took in $959 thousand and spent $789 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%State tax money17%Federal tax money11%Fines and other1.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes67%

Property tax
58%$553 thousand
Other taxes
9.1%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$66 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$104 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$166 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$15 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

18%

of West Point's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$436 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$436 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$51 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Point. 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 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.