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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Westfield took in $93.4 million and spent $107 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)8.5%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

35%

of Westfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
41%$38.5 million
Other taxes
6.5%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$3.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$227 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$216 thousand
  • Parking$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$32.7 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$1.9 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$6.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

39%

of Westfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$41.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$26.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$14.6 million
  • Police$11.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$17.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$9.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.3 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$5.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.7 million
Social services
0.3%$304 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$304 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Westfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Westfield 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.