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Windsor Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Windsor Heights took in $11.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%State tax money14%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)11%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

14%

of Windsor Heights' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes67%

Property tax
49%$5.5 million
Sales tax
14%$1.5 million
Other taxes
3.8%$426 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$396 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$387 thousand
  • Other service charges$353 thousand
  • Garbage collection$329 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$369 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$457 thousand
Fines
0.7%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Health and hospitals8.7%All other spending18%

What stands out

39%

of Windsor Heights' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$318 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$767 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$626 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$108 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$694 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$694 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$623 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$527 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$527 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$407 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$407 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$382 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$247 thousand
  • Libraries$62 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Windsor Heights. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Windsor Heights 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.