Township government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winfield Township took in $570 thousand and spent $410 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes81%County and local tax money8.8%Fines and other6.0%State tax money4.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

8.8%

of Winfield Township's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes81%

Property tax
81%$459 thousand

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$26 thousand

County and local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.8%$50 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails69%Running the government and other costs26%Social services2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%

What stands out

69%

of Winfield Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
69%$284 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$281 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$105 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Social services
2.7%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winfield Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Winfield 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.