City government · Jefferson Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Westwego took in $22.1 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other14%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money11%State tax money7.9%

What stands out

20%

of Westwego'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 taxes33%

Other taxes
20%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$489 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$315 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$166 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$2.8 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Housing$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$744 thousand
  • Other service charges$441 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.3 million

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$1.8 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$2.6 million

Fines and other14%

Fines
8.7%$1.9 million
Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Housing and community development15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

15%

of Westwego's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$118 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$760 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$989 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$989 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$922 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$922 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$363 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$363 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$300 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$300 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$103 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westwego. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Westwego 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.