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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Sweden took in $591 thousand and spent $752 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%Town taxes37%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

55%

of West Sweden's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
37%$219 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$37 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$327 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.9%Health and hospitals1.2%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

88%

of West Sweden's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$660 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$660 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$40 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.9%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Sweden. 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 Sweden 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.