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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winfield took in $844 thousand and spent $701 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes46%County and local tax money41%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services0.1%

What stands out

41%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
42%$357 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$62 thousand

County and local tax money41%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
41%$350 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$33 thousand
Fines
0.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Health and hospitals0.3%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

9%

of Winfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$328 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$328 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$194 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$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$113 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$63 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Winfield. 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 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.