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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Centralia took in $22.3 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money30%City taxes17%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

30%

of Centralia's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
13%$2.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$839 thousand
  • Other licenses$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$98 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$300 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$6.6 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.3 million
Fines
0.4%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Centralia'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
33%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$903 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$231 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$142 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centralia. 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 Centralia 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.