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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes69%State tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)10%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

10%

of Washington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes69%

Property tax
61%$1.0 million
Other taxes
8.6%$148 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$148 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$175 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$158 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$251 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt2.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Social services0.2%

What stands out

42%

of Washington's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$524 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$278 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$100 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
41%$514 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$502 thousand
  • Parking$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$157 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Police$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Social services
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.