Village government · Chautauqua County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Westfield took in $10.2 million and spent $9.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%Village taxes16%County and local tax money7.7%Federal tax money4.1%Fines and other2.4%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Westfield's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
15%$1.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$69 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$4.2 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$421 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$172 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$780 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$222 thousand
Fines
0.2%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

63%

of Westfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$839 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$871 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$796 thousand
  • Parking$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$710 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$555 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$352 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$312 thousand
  • Libraries$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$173 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$71 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$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village 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.