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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Washta took in $246 thousand and spent $212 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money6.9%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
32%$79 thousand
Sales tax
12%$30 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$83 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$42 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Sewer$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$17 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$21 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$12 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Washta's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$94 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$51 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$43 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washta. 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 Washta 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.