City government · Pipestone County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodstock took in $272 thousand and spent $162 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%State tax money19%City taxes15%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$39 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$137 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$75 thousand
  • Water$46 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$27 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$53 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking5.6%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

14%

of Woodstock'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
46%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Water supply$33 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$29 thousand
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$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$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 Woodstock. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Woodstock 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.