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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Woodhaven took in $24.5 million and spent $20.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (parking)26%State tax money21%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

50%

of Woodhaven's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
50%$12.1 million
Other taxes
2.0%$485 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$485 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$6.2 million
  • Parking$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$52 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$5.0 million

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.0%$253 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$241 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Woodhaven's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$595 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$510 thousand
  • Government buildings$199 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$728 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$957 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$891 thousand
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$318 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 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$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodhaven. 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 Woodhaven 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.