Town government · Sonoma County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Windsor took in $54.6 million and spent $44.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%Federal tax money12%Fines and other9.6%State tax money3.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Windsor's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
17%$9.2 million
Other taxes
12%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$689 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$219 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.5%$4.6 million

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$20.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$11.0 million
  • Water$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$352 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$6.7 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$1.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$51 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$5.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking9.7%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

11%

of Windsor's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$15.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
  • Water supply$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$8.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$5.2 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)$4.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$350 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$297 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$209 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$216 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$216 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Windsor. 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 Town of Windsor 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.