Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Webster took in $71.3 million and spent $70.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Webster's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes44%

Property tax
42%$30.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$966 thousand
  • Other licenses$434 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$8.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.8 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$737 thousand
  • School lunches$99 thousand
  • Other school charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$7.1 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$22.1 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%$66 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges57%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Sent to other local governments3.9%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

57%

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

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
57%$39.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$39.5 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$993 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$613 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$770 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$440 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$318 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$791 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$551 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$475 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Social services
0.3%$213 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$213 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$95 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Webster. 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 Town of Webster 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.