City government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Haven took in $163 million and spent $240 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%City taxes29%Fees for services (sewer, school lunches)10%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

55%

of West Haven's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
29%$47.5 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$16.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; school lunches and 4 more
  • Sewer$12.7 million
  • School lunches$3.7 million
  • Other service charges$151 thousand
  • Parking$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand
  • Other school charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$89.1 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$1.3 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$7.4 million
Fines
0.5%$769 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges61%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Sent to other local governments3.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

61%

of West Haven's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
61%$147 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$147 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$36.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$23.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$18.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$721 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$13.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$9.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$7.8 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$7.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$756 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Haven. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of West Haven 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.