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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bellevue took in $3.4 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%State tax money26%City taxes20%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

26%

of Bellevue's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
17%$578 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$516 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$903 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$38 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

59%

of Bellevue'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
59%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$389 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$505 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$470 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$181 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$181 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$94 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$63 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellevue. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Bellevue 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.