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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Millwood took in $3.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes52%

Sales tax
23%$798 thousand
Property tax
16%$572 thousand
Other taxes
13%$446 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$330 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$98 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$724 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$382 thousand
  • Sewer$339 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$829 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$107 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

32%

of Millwood's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$804 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$797 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$605 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$245 thousand
  • Government buildings$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$567 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$305 thousand
  • Sewer systems$262 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$437 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$317 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Millwood. 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 Millwood 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.