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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Woodward took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)41%State tax money12%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
28%$670 thousand
Sales tax
14%$332 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$991 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$504 thousand
  • Water$393 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$292 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$13 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

11%

of Woodward'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$740 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$334 thousand
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$488 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$317 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$206 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$176 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$180 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$163 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$136 thousand
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Woodward 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.