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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westmoreland took in $3.3 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes90%State tax money9.2%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services0.2%

What stands out

88%

of Westmoreland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes90%

Property tax
88%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.4%$45 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$301 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

9.1%

of Westmoreland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$813 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$813 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$481 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$148 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$56 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$51 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Social services
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westmoreland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Westmoreland 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.