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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Woodway took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes84%State tax money9.6%Fees for services (sewer)5.6%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

30%

of Woodway'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 taxes84%

Property tax
44%$1.2 million
Other taxes
30%$801 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$424 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$304 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$295 thousand

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$152 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$259 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking21%Housing and community development7.2%Environment and natural resources2.9%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

41%

of Woodway'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$917 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$576 thousand
  • Police$308 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$515 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$475 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$475 thousand
Housing and community development
7.2%$161 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$64 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$64 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Woodway. 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 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.