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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westgate took in $174 thousand and spent $152 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes36%State tax money11%County and local tax money4.6%

What stands out

13%

of Westgate's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Property tax
22%$39 thousand
Sales tax
13%$22 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$84 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$54 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$20 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

16%

of Westgate's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$47 thousand
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$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$20 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$12 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$5 thousand
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$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westgate. 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 Westgate 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.