Town government · Bristol County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Westport took in $61.2 million and spent $72.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money24%Federal tax money7.1%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, garbage collection)3.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Westport's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes64%

Property tax
62%$37.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$805 thousand
  • Other licenses$623 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school tuition and transportation and 7 more
  • Other service charges$731 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$477 thousand
  • Garbage collection$266 thousand
  • Water$196 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$169 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand
  • School lunches$75 thousand
  • Other school charges$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$4.4 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$14.7 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%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$543 thousand
Fines
0.2%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Sent to other local governments3.8%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

62%

of Westport'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
62%$45.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$45.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.0 million
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$9.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$526 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$513 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$285 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$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$2.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$104 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$547 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$547 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$268 thousand
  • Water supply$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$433 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$311 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Social services
0.5%$354 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$354 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westport. 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 Westport 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.