Photo: Jayhawk1776 · CC BY-SA 4.0Winfield spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Winfield’s city government spent $18.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $1,596 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. It also runs a hospital ($45.4 million) and water utilities ($37.9 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Winfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,596 per resident a year, or $4.37 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,509 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Winfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,509 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 49 Kansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,012, and the middle half spent $786–$1,315. Winfield spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($2.4 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 →
Kansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Winfield itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 5% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Winfield reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,509 · 2023: $1,596.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), the same as 180 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,342 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.76% of the home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas.
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.
Winfield’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on winfieldks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 65 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (11,726).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Winfield Unified School District 465
Winfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Walnut Township, Tisdale Township, Fairview Township, Liberty Township, Vernon Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,160 per pupil, $15,674 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.
Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal.
Central Unified School District 462 · $17,977 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Winfield voted in 2024
Official results for Winfield’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican58.5%2,362 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat39.7%1,604 votesOthers: 1.8% (71 votes).
Most votes in Winfield: Donald J Trump
Cowley County: Trump 69.3%, Harris 29.0% · Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%
of Winfield’s 9,035 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Kansas: 62%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in the district: Ron Estes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Winfield, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield | 58.5% | 39.7% | 1.8% | 4,037 |
| Cowley County | 69.3% | 29.0% | 1.7% | 13,505 |
| Kansas | 57.2% | 41.0% | 1.8% | 1,327,591 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Winfield.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: winfieldks.org ↗
- 2Kansas HouseWinfield is split between 2 districts
- 3Kansas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Kansas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Winfield compares with the towns next door
Winfield spent $1,509 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Township | $151 | $3,095 |
| Vernon Township | $226 | $2,293 |
| Walnut Township | estimate | $2,696 |
| Winfield | $1,509 | $2,342 |
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
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Winfield’s government
How much does Winfield spend per resident?
About $1,596 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. Winfield also runs a hospital ($45.4 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,509 was more than 82% of 49 Kansas cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Winfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,342 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.76% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.29% across Kansas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see winfieldks.org.
Who runs Winfield’s government?
See winfieldks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Winfield yet.
How did Winfield vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 58.5%, Kamala D Harris 39.7% (4,037 votes, official results). Cowley County: Trump 69.3%, Harris 29.0%. Kansas: Trump 57.2%, Harris 41.0%.
How many people work for Winfield?
180 full-time and 62 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 266 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $3.0M (about $36.0M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Winfield in the state legislature?
Winfield is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Kansas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 32 (Larry Alley). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Winfield’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 →