Town government · Naugatuck Valley County, CT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woodbury took in $36.7 million and spent $51.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes92%State tax money6.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

92%

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

Town taxes92%

Property tax
92%$33.6 million

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$2.3 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$722 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges73%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.6%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

73%

of Woodbury'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%

Schools and colleges
73%$37.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$37.6 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$923 thousand
  • Government buildings$641 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.6%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$672 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$327 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$705 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$595 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$595 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$583 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$583 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$100 thousand
Social services
0.1%$56 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Woodbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Woodbury 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.