City government · McLennan County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Woodway took in $24.0 million and spent $32.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Fines and other7.4%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
28%$6.6 million
Sales tax
17%$4.1 million
Other taxes
7.8%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$841 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$251 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$42 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$1.7 million
Fines
0.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs13%Sent to other local governments7.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

23%

of Woodway's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$8.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$259 thousand
  • Fire protection$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$959 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$955 thousand
  • Government buildings$254 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.9%$2.5 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$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$888 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$691 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodway. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Woodway 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.