Village government · Marquette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Westfield took in $1.8 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money22%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money5.4%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

39%

of Westfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes40%

Property tax
39%$688 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$393 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$255 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$66 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$385 thousand

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$96 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$102 thousand
Fines
1.3%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

14%

of Westfield's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$407 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$320 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$286 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$232 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$272 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$272 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$195 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$172 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village 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 Village 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.