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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stanwood took in $1.2 million and spent $950 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%City taxes29%Fines and other9.2%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

6.5%

of Stanwood's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes29%

Property tax
22%$274 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$81 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$595 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$286 thousand
  • Water$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$69 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$49 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$89 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$44 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.1%$114 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

5.5%

of Stanwood's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$353 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$194 thousand
  • Water supply$84 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$176 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.8%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$78 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$52 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$52 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanwood. 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 Stanwood 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.