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Wood River's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Wood River took in $22.9 million and spent $32.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%City taxes8.6%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Wood River's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes8.6%

Property tax
5.0%$1.1 million
Other taxes
3.7%$837 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$622 thousand
  • Other licenses$203 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$891 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$203 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$11.0 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$1.3 million
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs6.4%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

21%

of Wood River's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$15.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.0 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$425 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$509 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$323 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wood River. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Wood River 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.