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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westland took in $172 million and spent $219 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%City taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other11%Federal tax money5.6%

What stands out

30%

of Westland's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
27%$45.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$795 thousand
  • Other licenses$787 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$43.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$19.8 million
  • Water$14.1 million
  • Other service charges$9.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$9.6 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$52.5 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$13.2 million
Fines
3.7%$6.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

44%

of Westland's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$96.5 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$41.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.7 million
  • Government buildings$656 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$49.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$24.9 million
  • Fire protection$19.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$36.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$29.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.7 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$4.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Social services
0.8%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Westland 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.