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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 $13.7 million and spent $14.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes80%County and local tax money10%Fines and other5.9%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)0.8%

What stands out

10%

of Woodbury's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes80%

Property tax
73%$10.1 million
Other taxes
6.2%$844 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$492 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$231 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$115 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$131 thousand

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$365 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$1.4 million

Fines and other5.9%

Fines
4.6%$634 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%Health and hospitals1.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Woodbury's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$599 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$240 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$500 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$668 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$729 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$729 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$193 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$193 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$184 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$18 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$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$11 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.