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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Westminster took in $10.2 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)87%City taxes8.2%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

87%

of Westminster's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes8.2%

Property tax
7.1%$725 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$595 thousand
  • Garbage collection$453 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$378 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$414 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.6%$63 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

62%

of Westminster's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$427 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$942 thousand
  • Fire protection$882 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$995 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$579 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$554 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westminster. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Westminster 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.