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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westport took in $8.9 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes40%State tax money9.0%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

28%

of Westport's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes40%

Other taxes
28%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$787 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$761 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$685 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$134 thousand
  • Other licenses$119 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.5%$755 thousand
Property tax
3.9%$349 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$868 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$797 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$474 thousand
Fines
0.5%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

57%

of Westport'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
57%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$832 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$150 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$144 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$984 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$578 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$568 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$550 thousand
  • Airports$16 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$177 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$154 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westport. 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 City of Westport 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.