City government · Hancock County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woden took in $330 thousand and spent $245 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes30%Fines and other14%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money6.1%Federal tax money5.5%

What stands out

9.4%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
20%$66 thousand
Sales tax
9.4%$31 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$126 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$70 thousand
  • Water$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$18 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$23 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$20 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
11%$36 thousand
Fines
2.7%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending14%

What stands out

12%

of Woden's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$56 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
  • Water supply$19 thousand
  • Sewer systems$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$30 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
  • Police$11 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woden. 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 Woden 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.