City government · Washington County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Washington took in $4.2 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)55%City taxes33%Fines and other10%State tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax
23%$986 thousand
Property tax
7.3%$311 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$52 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$356 thousand
  • Other service charges$233 thousand
  • Sewer$188 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$32 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$14 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$438 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

65%

of Washington'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
65%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water supply$517 thousand
  • Sewer systems$249 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$438 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$275 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.4%$226 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$219 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$174 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$106 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 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.