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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woodlake took in $16.2 million and spent $18.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other8.6%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes38%

Other taxes
18%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$517 thousand
  • Other licenses$442 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$70 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$1.9 million
Property tax
8.3%$1.3 million

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$897 thousand
  • Other service charges$608 thousand
  • Housing$214 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Airport$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.8 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.4 million
Fines
0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

6.3%

of Woodlake's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.9 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$871 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$247 thousand
  • Airports$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$615 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$296 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$98 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$797 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$797 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$640 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodlake. 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 Woodlake 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.