Borough government · Tioga County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $3.6 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money70%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%Borough taxes8.5%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

70%

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

Borough taxes8.5%

Property tax

5.5%$196 thousand

Individual income tax

2.7%$96 thousand

Other taxes

0.4%$13 thousand

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and occupation and business licenses

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services

19%$675 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$416 thousand
Water$256 thousand
Parking$2 thousand
Gas$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government

1.5%$54 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state

70%$2.5 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$7 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other

0.6%$21 thousand

Fines

0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities93%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%Running the government and other costs2.2%Roads, transit and parking1.4%Interest on debt0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

93%

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

93%$6.4 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$6.2 million
Water supply$220 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

2.7%$184 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$154 thousand
Fire protection$24 thousand
Courts and legal services$6 thousand

Running the government and other costs

2.2%$152 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Government buildings$17 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

1.4%$96 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$96 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$23 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

<0.1%$6 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough 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 Borough 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.