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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westminster took in $114 million and spent $137 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)24%County and local tax money11%State tax money4.7%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

11%

of Westminster's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes60%

Other taxes
25%$27.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$16.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$940 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$434 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
19%$21.5 million
Property tax
16%$18.4 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$27.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$18.9 million
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$1.4 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$5.4 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$12.8 million

Fines and other-1.1%

Fines
0.6%$702 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.7%-$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Sent to other local governments19%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Running the government and other costs6.7%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

19%

of Westminster's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$52.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$33.4 million
  • Fire protection$14.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$657 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$26.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$22.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$13.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$13.6 million
  • Sewer systems$232 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$9.1 million
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)$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$431 thousand
  • Government buildings$375 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$140 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$99 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westminster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Westminster 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.