Village government · Nassau County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Westbury took in $12.3 million and spent $12.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes62%State tax money26%Federal tax money4.5%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (parking, parks and recreation)2.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

49%

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

Village taxes62%

Property tax
49%$6.1 million
Other taxes
13%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$573 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$266 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parking and 2 more
  • Other service charges$114 thousand
  • Parking$82 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$561 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$3.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$42 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Fines
2.4%$294 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$260 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Interest on debt3.3%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

43%

of Westbury's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
  • Parking$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$3.4 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$473 thousand
  • Government buildings$451 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$158 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$983 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$468 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$314 thousand
  • Police$201 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$420 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$336 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$336 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$264 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Westbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Westbury 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.