Town government · Worcester County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westminster took in $30.4 million and spent $29.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes73%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)19%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money2.9%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Westminster's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes73%

Property tax
69%$21.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$651 thousand
  • Other licenses$415 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$877 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.5 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$114 thousand
Fines
0.2%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments39%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

39%

of Westminster's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
39%$11.4 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$11.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$755 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$501 thousand
  • Government buildings$436 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$294 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$664 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$561 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$620 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$620 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$97 thousand
Social services
0.3%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westminster. 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 Westminster 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.