City government · Washington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Woodbury took in $126 million and spent $130 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other16%State tax money8.4%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

35%

of Woodbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
35%$44.4 million
Other taxes
7.5%$9.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$6.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$394 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$39.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Sewer$10.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$6.4 million
  • Road charges$4.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$714 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$10.6 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$1.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$20.1 million
Fines
0.2%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

27%

of Woodbury's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$41.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$30.1 million
  • Sewer systems$10.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$34.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$34.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$23.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$17.5 million
  • Fire protection$6.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$14.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$11.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$366 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Woodbury 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.