City government · Douglas County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winston took in $5.7 million and spent $4.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, transit fares)32%State tax money22%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

of Winston's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
25%$1.5 million
Other taxes
13%$746 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$499 thousand
  • Other licenses$194 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; transit fares and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Transit fares$81 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

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%$36 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$28 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$235 thousand
Fines
2.4%$136 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

34%

of Winston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$713 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$713 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$357 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$259 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$76 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$41 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$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Winston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Winston 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.