Borough government · Cambria County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westmont took in $5.1 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)42%State tax money5.0%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Westmont's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes47%

Property tax
27%$1.4 million
Individual income tax
15%$766 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$263 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$91 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$89 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$420 thousand
  • Garbage collection$350 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$245 thousand

State tax money5.0%

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

From the state
5.0%$257 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$50 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

23%

of Westmont's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$725 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$392 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$850 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$931 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$931 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$879 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$764 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Westmont. 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 Borough of Westmont 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.