Village government · DuPage County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Woodridge took in $50.4 million and spent $69.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%State tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%County and local tax money6.8%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes35%

Property tax
15%$7.6 million
Other taxes
12%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.4%$3.7 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.8 million
  • Sewer$680 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$14.3 million

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$3.4 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$2.8 million
Fines
0.8%$389 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%Interest on debt4.4%

What stands out

41%

of Woodridge's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$28.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$792 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$16.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$8.5 million
  • Sewer systems$8.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$13.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.9%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3.7 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$3.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Woodridge. 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 Village of Woodridge 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.