Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Winfield run?
Winfield’s town government spent $6.4 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,025 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Winfield is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $1,025 per resident a year, or $2.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 28%.
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$1,025 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Winfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,025 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,139, and the middle half spent $754–$1,490. Winfield spent less than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winfield itself left out).
No trend yet
Winfield reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2024 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $3,957 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.97% of the home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Winfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Winfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Winfield →
Who’s in charge in Winfield
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 570 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (6,265).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Crown Point Community School Corporation
Winfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Center Township, Winfield Township, Crown Point, Cedar Lake. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,085 per pupil, $7,092 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Winfield.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Indiana HouseState representatives
- 3Indiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Indiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Winfield compares with the towns next door
Winfield spent $1,025 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Porter Township | $25 | $2,491 |
| Ross Township | $27 | $1,905 |
| Winfield Township | $30 | $3,096 |
| Merrillville | $338 | $1,805 |
| Center Township | estimate | $2,785 |
| Winfield | $1,025 | $3,957 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Winfield’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Winfield’s government
How much does Winfield spend per resident?
About $1,025 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,025 was less than 58% of 89 Indiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,957 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.97% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.74% across Indiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Winfield’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winfield yet.
How many people work for Winfield?
11 full-time and 15 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $72,310 (about $867,720 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Winfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Rick Niemeyer) and State House District 19 (Julie Olthoff). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winfield’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →