Borough government · Bergen County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westwood took in $53.6 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes97%State tax money2.5%Fines and other0.4%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

95%

of Westwood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Borough taxes97%

Property tax
95%$51.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$706 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$459 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$144 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$75 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$160 thousand
Fines
0.1%$63 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending6.1%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.4 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$588 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$938 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$851 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$851 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$851 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$662 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$470 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$192 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$329 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$258 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$258 thousand
Social services
0.3%$32 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Westwood. 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 Borough of Westwood 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.