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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Westlake took in $7.8 million and spent $4.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fines and other25%Federal tax money4.6%Fees for services3.7%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Westlake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes66%

Other taxes
53%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$262 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
14%$1.1 million

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$362 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.1%Environment and natural resources4.0%Housing and community development0.9%

What stands out

69%

of Westlake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
69%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$842 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$952 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$651 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.1%$285 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$285 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.0%$189 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$189 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$41 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westlake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Westlake 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.