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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Redwood took in $352 million and spent $316 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Fines and other10%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

15%

of Redwood's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
20%$71.0 million
Sales tax
15%$54.4 million
Other taxes
8.3%$29.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$13.4 million
  • Other licenses$6.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$694 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$145 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$48.4 million
  • Sewer$47.3 million
  • Other service charges$33.0 million
  • Ports and waterways$10.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$4.6 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$10.5 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.6 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$35.2 million
Fines
0.1%$468 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.9%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

16%

of Redwood's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$116 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$56.6 million
  • Fire protection$47.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$12.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$81.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$41.0 million
  • Water supply$40.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$49.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38.1 million
  • Libraries$11.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$34.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$24.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$6.5 million
  • Parking$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$28.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$10.1 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$3.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Redwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Redwood 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.