Township government · Clark County, IL

Westfield Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Westfield Township took in $97 thousand and spent $87 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes87%State tax money7.2%Fines and other6.2%

What stands out

87%

of Westfield Township's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Township taxes87%

Property tax
87%$84 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Roads, transit and parking37%Social services1.1%

What stands out

62%

of Westfield Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$54 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$32 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32 thousand
Social services
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westfield Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Westfield Township 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.