Total Tax Collected
$1,611.1M
Estimated annual total across all levels.
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Westminster, CA
See how taxes are collected and where tax dollars are spent across city, state, and federal levels.
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Total Spending
$1,605.5M
Estimated annual spending from those funds.
Signals to Review
1
Patterns that deserve public questions.
How taxes are collected by level
City Government
$190.1M
Estimated collected per year
Per resident: $2,119 / year
Typical household: $5,509 / year
Typical household: $459 / month
State Government
$534M
Estimated collected per year
Per resident: $5,953 / year
Typical household: $15,478 / year
Typical household: $1,290 / month
Federal Government
$887M
Estimated collected per year
Per resident: $9,888 / year
Typical household: $25,709 / year
Typical household: $2,142 / month
How tax dollars are spent
City
$186.3M spent
Public Safety29%
Police, fire, emergency response
Streets + Infrastructure24%
Roads, water, facilities
Community Services20%
Housing, youth, social support
Parks + Libraries12%
Parks, recreation, local libraries
Administration + Debt15%
Core operations and debt payments
State
$523.3M spent
Education35%
K-12 and higher education funding
Health + Human Services29%
Medi-Cal, public health, care programs
Transportation14%
Transit, state roads, rail projects
Public Safety + Justice11%
Corrections and statewide safety
Other Operations11%
Regulatory and administrative programs
Federal
$895.9M spent
Social Security + Medicare44%
Major benefit and retirement programs
Defense14%
Military and national defense systems
Health Programs13%
Federal health coverage and services
Debt Interest15%
Interest on federal debt
Infrastructure + Science + Other14%
Transportation, research, agencies
Questions a middle-schooler can ask at a meeting
Estimate note: these values are simplified public-accountability estimates built from indexed budget context and population signals, not an official tax bill.
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