Town government · South Central Connecticut County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Woodbridge took in $56.6 million and spent $74.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%State tax money4.7%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches, parks and recreation)1.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

90%

of Woodbridge's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
90%$51.2 million
Other taxes
1.0%$554 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$554 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$963 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; school lunches and 4 more
  • Other service charges$335 thousand
  • School lunches$294 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand
  • Garbage collection$136 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$38 thousand
  • Other school charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$2.7 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$112 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Schools and colleges28%Sent to other local governments23%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Roads, transit and parking2.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

28%

of Woodbridge's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$25.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$727 thousand
Schools and colleges
28%$21.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$21.0 million
Sent to other local governments
23%$17.5 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$17.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$950 thousand
  • Libraries$840 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$798 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$798 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$680 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$680 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$397 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodbridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Woodbridge 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.