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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodland took in $16.6 million and spent $12.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money10%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
18%$3.0 million
Other taxes
15%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$406 thousand
  • Other licenses$339 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$132 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$92 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$2.2 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$971 thousand
  • Other service charges$917 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.7 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$251 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$277 thousand
Fines
0.5%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

31%

of Woodland'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
39%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$974 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$132 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$976 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$455 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$232 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$232 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$207 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$161 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$159 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodland. 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 Woodland 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.