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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Winfield took in $9.5 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes76%State tax money11%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.0%

What stands out

57%

of Winfield's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes76%

Sales tax
57%$5.4 million
Other taxes
12%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$385 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$279 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$159 thousand
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$91 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$70 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.7%$640 thousand

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$571 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$511 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$541 thousand
Fines
1.6%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Health and hospitals22%Interest on debt15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of Winfield's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$832 thousand
  • Fire protection$512 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$1.0 million
Interest on debt
15%$706 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$333 thousand
  • Libraries$150 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$432 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$191 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$407 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$407 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Winfield 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.