Village government · DuPage County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Westmont took in $55.0 million and spent $46.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Village taxes37%Fees for services (water)15%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Westmont's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

Village taxes37%

Property tax
19%$10.4 million
Other taxes
19%$10.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$7.9 million
  • Other service charges$324 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$3.5 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$20.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$107 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.3 million
Fines
0.6%$316 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%

What stands out

40%

of Westmont's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$18.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Westmont 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.