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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodbury took in $2.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes24%State tax money21%County and local tax money14%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

14%

of Woodbury's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
18%$486 thousand
Other taxes
6.9%$190 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$80 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$979 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$580 thousand
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Garbage collection$155 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$570 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$381 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Fines
5.0%$138 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Woodbury's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$686 thousand
  • Water supply$669 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$762 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$762 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$463 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$433 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$327 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$254 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$177 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City 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.