WEST DES MOINES CITY finances
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WEST DES MOINES CITY
City or town in Iowa (Polk County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 70,741.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $133.4 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $55.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $16.0 million | U |
| From the federal government | $1.2 million | B |
| From the state government | $14.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $10,000 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $126.2 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $14.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $12.3 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $8.0 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $220.1 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $153.4 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $352.7 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $28.9 million |
| Sewerage | $21.1 million |
| Police Protection | $17.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $15.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $12.4 million |
| Regular Highways | $10.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $9.6 million |
| Health | $7.6 million |
| Libraries | $4.3 million |
| Central Staff | $2.9 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $2.9 million |
| Financial Adm | $1.7 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.7 million |
| Welfare NEC | $1.6 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.3 million |
| Judicial | $1.1 million |
| Parking | $749,000 |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $299,000 |
| Misc Comm Act | $22,000 |
| Natural Resources NEC | $12,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $332.3 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $22.1 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $36.3 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $318.0 million |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $23.0 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $34.7 million |
| A03 | Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges | $24,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $174,000 |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $5.6 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $5.1 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $18.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $2.8 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $4.4 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $18.6 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $1.2 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $14.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $10,000 |
| E03 | Misc Comm Act-Current Oper | $22,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $1.7 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $12.4 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $1.1 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $2.9 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $299,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $7.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $10.0 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $1.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $4.3 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $12,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $749,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $9.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $17.1 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.3 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $1.6 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $10.3 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $24.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $15.9 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $10.7 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $4.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $12.2 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $40,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $250,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $7.8 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $100.6 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $15.8 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $2.1 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $5.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $9.3 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $7,000 |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.3 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $8.8 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $183,000 |
| U40 | Rents | $84,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $5.1 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $468,000 |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 192153204484.