Town government · San Mateo County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woodside took in $13.1 million and spent $13.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes75%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money11%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes75%

Property tax
46%$6.1 million
Other taxes
18%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$597 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$352 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$220 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$1.4 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$784 thousand
  • Sewer$686 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 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%$1.4 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$492 thousand

Fines and other-1.1%

Fines
1.0%$128 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-2.0%-$267 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Woodside's 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
32%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$4.3 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)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$626 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$477 thousand
  • Libraries$149 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$360 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$360 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$230 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodside. 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 Woodside 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.