Town government · Kent County, DE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodside took in $201 thousand and spent $179 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes84%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

80%

of Woodside's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes84%

Property tax
80%$161 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$14 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Environment and natural resources5.0%

What stands out

12%

of Woodside's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$82 thousand
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$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 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 December 31, 2021. 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 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.