Town government · Kent County, RI

West Warwick's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), West Warwick took in $148 million and spent $148 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money40%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

40%

of West Warwick's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$69.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$658 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$420 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$15.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Other service charges$5.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$790 thousand
  • School lunches$564 thousand
  • Other school charges$31 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$142 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$58.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$298 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$2.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges62%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Roads, transit and parking3.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

62%

of West Warwick's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
62%$91.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$91.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$28.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$14.4 million
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$990 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$650 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$2.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Sent to the state government$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$855 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$854 thousand
Social services
0.2%$233 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$233 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$157 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of West Warwick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of West Warwick 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.