City government · Washington County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Washington took in $15.4 million and spent $13.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money15%Fines and other14%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

7.7%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
29%$4.5 million
Sales tax
7.7%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$139 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$602 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$121 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.4 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$185 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries24%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking9.1%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

24%

of Washington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$614 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
24%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$584 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$510 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$892 thousand
  • Airports$310 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$820 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$738 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$293 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$293 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$69 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$69 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 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 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.