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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westerlo took in $3.4 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%County and local tax money40%State tax money7.8%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)4.0%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

40%

of Westerlo's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes46%

Property tax
42%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.1%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$130 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$267 thousand

County and local tax money40%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
40%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$42 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

8.3%

of Westerlo'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$835 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$467 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Government buildings$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$757 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$757 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$311 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$219 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$165 thousand
  • Water supply$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$153 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westerlo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Westerlo 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.