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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bellevue took in $9.6 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)63%City taxes24%Fines and other6.9%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

63%

of Bellevue'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 taxes24%

Property tax
16%$1.5 million
Other taxes
5.1%$489 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$410 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.3%$315 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other government-run businesses and 6 more
  • Electric power$2.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$813 thousand
  • Sewer$525 thousand
  • Water$437 thousand
  • Other service charges$329 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$523 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$55 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$664 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

46%

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
46%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$795 thousand
  • Water supply$354 thousand
  • Sewer systems$281 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$766 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$226 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$695 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$518 thousand
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$631 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$631 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$426 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
  • Libraries$200 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$215 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$207 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 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 June 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 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.