Village government · La Crosse County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Salem took in $5.4 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Village taxes36%State tax money14%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money4.9%

What stands out

33%

of West Salem's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes36%

Property tax
33%$1.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$174 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$91 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$565 thousand
  • Road charges$225 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$262 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$757 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$311 thousand
Fines
0.6%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

33%

of West Salem's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$704 thousand
  • Water supply$295 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$198 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$613 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$383 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$478 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$441 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$113 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Salem. 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 Village of West Salem 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.