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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Washington took in $23.7 million and spent $22.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%City taxes15%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
8.4%$2.0 million
Other taxes
6.4%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$10.8 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$526 thousand
Fines
0.6%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt0.3%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

26%

of Washington's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$7.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$81 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$76 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$68 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$63 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$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 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 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.