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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodbury took in $37.3 million and spent $36.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes77%Fees for services (water)15%State tax money6.1%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

77%

of Woodbury's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes77%

Property tax
77%$28.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Other service charges$829 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$242 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$421 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments53%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

53%

of Woodbury's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
53%$19.1 million
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$19.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$445 thousand
  • Electric power$317 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$760 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$324 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$445 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$647 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$395 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$252 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$379 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$119 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 Woodbury. 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 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.