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Westby's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westby took in $12.7 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%Federal tax money16%State tax money14%City taxes7.4%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Westby's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes7.4%

Property tax
7.0%$888 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$7.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; electric power and 5 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer$615 thousand
  • Water$298 thousand
  • Garbage collection$214 thousand
  • Road charges$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$2.1 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$118 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$305 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Social services34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

34%

of Westby's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$4.4 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$483 thousand
  • Water supply$435 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$792 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$434 thousand
  • Fire protection$348 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$678 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$543 thousand
  • Public transit$135 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 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

City of Westby. 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 City of Westby 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.