City government · Cumberland County, ME

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westbrook took in $106 million and spent $84.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%State tax money33%Fines and other9.4%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
48%$50.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 6 more
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
  • Parking$117 thousand
  • School lunches$114 thousand
  • Other school charges$98 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$16 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$120 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$34.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$9.9 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Running the government and other costs6.3%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

64%

of Westbrook's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
64%$54.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$950 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$73 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Parking$151 thousand
  • Public transit$70 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$561 thousand
Social services
0.7%$565 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$565 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westbrook. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Westbrook 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.