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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 $62.6 million and spent $19.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)84%State tax money9.0%City taxes5.8%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

84%

of Washington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes5.8%

Property tax
5.7%$3.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$82 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$52.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$23.3 million
  • Sewer$14.2 million
  • Water$14.0 million
  • Garbage collection$721 thousand
  • Other service charges$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$5.6 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$91 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$686 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

30%

of Washington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$5.8 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$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$979 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$202 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$692 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
  • Public transit$265 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$793 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$793 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$467 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$392 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$218 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$218 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.