Township government · Butler County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winfield Township took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Township taxes47%State tax money26%Federal tax money12%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money6.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.1%

What stands out

29%

of Winfield Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes47%

Individual income tax
29%$438 thousand
Property tax
10%$153 thousand
Other taxes
8.1%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$52 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$42 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$177 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$398 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$90 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$112 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking81%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

81%

of Winfield Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
81%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$226 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$91 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$39 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winfield 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 Winfield 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.