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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woodland took in $208 million and spent $150 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other16%State tax money9.3%Federal tax money8.7%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax
20%$41.0 million
Property tax
9.9%$20.6 million
Other taxes
3.9%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$611 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$68.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$29.7 million
  • Sewer$19.4 million
  • Other service charges$14.4 million
  • Housing$2.9 million
  • Garbage collection$891 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$632 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$18.1 million

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$19.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$33.0 million
Fines
0.1%$268 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Housing and community development7.5%All other spending16%

What stands out

7.5%

of Woodland's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$42.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.7 million
  • Fire protection$12.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$29.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$755 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$441 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$24.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Public transit$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$18.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.4 million
  • Water supply$7.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Housing and community development
7.5%$11.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$9.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.4 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Interest on debt
6.3%$9.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$4.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodland. 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 Woodland 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.