Lakewood, CO vs Westminster, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Westminster spends 37.4% more per capita than Lakewood ($6,138/person difference). Westminster, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
56/100
Budget Balance5
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
62/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden13
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency83
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Lakewood
Westminster
Total Spending
$1.6B
$1.9B
Spending / Capita
$10,295
$16,434
Total Revenue
$199.2M
$3.2B
Revenue / Capita
$1,276
$27,812
Total Debt
$182K
$131.4M
Debt / Capita
$1
$1,137
Population
156,149
115,502
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Lakewood$205
Westminster$302
Highways & Roads
Lakewood$0
Westminster$297
Parks & Recreation
Lakewood$2,250
Westminster$2,000
Health
Lakewood$0
Westminster$335
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
LakewoodWestminster
| Sales Tax | $897 | $1,178 |
| Intergovernmental | $1,276 | $2,709 |
| Charges & Fees | $82 | $4,287 |
| Other | $2,128 | $3,595 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
LakewoodWestminster
| Fire Protection | $205 | $302 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $297 |
| Public Welfare | $1,061 | $964 |
| Health | $0 | $335 |
| Hospitals | $70 | $1,115 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,250 | $2,000 |
| Housing | $3,750 | $3,232 |
| Sewerage | $176 | $0 |
| Utilities | $79 | $1,475 |
| Other | $2,705 | $6,713 |
C
Lakewood, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
C
Westminster, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health