Village government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Westphalia took in $795 thousand and spent $810 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Village taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes32%

Property tax
32%$255 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$254 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$118 thousand
  • Water$71 thousand
  • Sewer$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$262 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Sent to other local governments3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

49%

of Westphalia'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%

Running the government and other costs
49%$397 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$333 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$309 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$267 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$45 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Westphalia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Westphalia 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.