Town government · Lake County, IN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Winfield took in $15.2 million and spent $11.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)46%State tax money28%Town taxes17%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

28%

of Winfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes17%

Property tax
12%$1.8 million
Other taxes
5.6%$858 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$774 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$79 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$6.2 million
  • Garbage collection$639 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$4.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$134 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$1.0 million
Fines
1.4%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt5.0%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

38%

of Winfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
38%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Interest on debt
5.0%$570 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$72 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.