Town government · Ulster County, NY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodstock took in $9.7 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%Fees for services (sewer, water)9.0%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

9%

of Woodstock's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
67%$6.4 million
Other taxes
7.4%$712 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$569 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$867 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$300 thousand
  • Water$231 thousand
  • Parking$138 thousand
  • Other service charges$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$173 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$848 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$418 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$165 thousand
Fines
0.4%$38 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

45%

of Woodstock's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$382 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$360 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$224 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$968 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$218 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$140 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$503 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
  • Water supply$206 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$177 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$177 thousand
Housing and community development
1.9%$158 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$126 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.