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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $374 thousand and spent $306 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money36%Federal tax money14%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

14%

of Westfield's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
48%$179 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$52 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$135 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking68%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%

What stands out

3.9%

of Westfield's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
68%$207 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$207 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.