City government · Glenn County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Willows took in $10.5 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Federal tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)21%Fines and other10%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

22%

of Willows' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes39%

Property tax
16%$1.6 million
Sales tax
12%$1.3 million
Other taxes
11%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$822 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$227 thousand
  • Other licenses$82 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$733 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$2.3 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$668 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$85 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.1 million
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Interest on debt7.3%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

37%

of Willows' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$846 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.4 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)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$796 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$471 thousand
  • Libraries$325 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$508 thousand
Housing and community development
6.4%$443 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$224 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$224 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Willows. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Willows 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.