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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wasco took in $25.7 million and spent $18.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%Federal tax money7.9%State tax money4.4%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

22%

of Wasco's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
22%$5.6 million
Property tax
17%$4.4 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$521 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$418 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$401 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$217 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$10.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$564 thousand
  • Gas$108 thousand
  • Transit fares$6 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.9%$2.0 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$784 thousand
Fines
0.3%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Health and hospitals1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Wasco's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Gas supply$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$908 thousand
  • Fire protection$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Public transit$298 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$335 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$335 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wasco. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wasco 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.