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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington took in $69.3 million and spent $24.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)95%City taxes2.2%County and local tax money1.5%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

95%

of Washington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes2.2%

Property tax
1.3%$909 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$637 thousand
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 5 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$304 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$111 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services95%

Fees for services
95%$66.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$62.6 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$937 thousand
  • Garbage collection$553 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$165 thousand

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$117 thousand

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%$1.0 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$429 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities87%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Interest on debt1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

87%

of Washington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
87%$21.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$17.6 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$647 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$444 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$690 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$690 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$432 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$241 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$191 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$215 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$238 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$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$73 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Washington 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.