Township government · Steele County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield Township took in $64 thousand and spent $27 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes50%State tax money36%Fines and other14%

What stands out

14%

of Westfield Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes50%

Property tax
50%$32 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$23 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs15%Environment and natural resources15%

What stands out

15%

of Westfield Township's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
70%$19 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$19 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4 thousand
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$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
15%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Westfield Township. 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 Westfield Township 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.