Town government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Federal tax money22%County and local tax money21%State tax money11%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.3%

What stands out

22%

of Westfield's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes37%

Property tax
33%$893 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$90 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
22%$601 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$307 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$576 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.1%$84 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

23%

of Westfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$843 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$819 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$653 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$442 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$589 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$514 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
  • Police$14 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Westfield. 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 Town 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.