Westminster, CO vs Lakewood, CO
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Westminster spends 59.6% more per capita than Lakewood ($6,138/person difference). Westminster, CO has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (C, 62/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
62/100
Budget Balance68
Debt Burden13
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency83
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance5
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Westminster
Lakewood
Total Spending
$1.9B
$1.6B
Spending / Capita
$16,434
$10,295
Total Revenue
$3.2B
$199.2M
Revenue / Capita
$27,812
$1,276
Total Debt
$131.4M
$182K
Debt / Capita
$1,137
$1
Population
115,502
156,149
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Westminster$302
Lakewood$205
Highways & Roads
Westminster$297
Lakewood$0
Parks & Recreation
Westminster$2,000
Lakewood$2,250
Health
Westminster$335
Lakewood$0
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
WestminsterLakewood
| Sales Tax | $1,178 | $897 |
| Intergovernmental | $2,709 | $1,276 |
| Charges & Fees | $4,287 | $82 |
| Other | $3,595 | $2,128 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
WestminsterLakewood
| Fire Protection | $302 | $205 |
| Highways & Roads | $297 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $964 | $1,061 |
| Health | $335 | $0 |
| Hospitals | $1,115 | $70 |
| Parks & Recreation | $2,000 | $2,250 |
| Housing | $3,232 | $3,750 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $176 |
| Utilities | $1,475 | $79 |
| Other | $6,713 | $2,705 |
C
Westminster, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 62/100
Average fiscal health
C
Lakewood, CO
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health