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Mount Rainier's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Mount Rainier took in $9.0 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes75%Fines and other11%Federal tax money7.5%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.8%Fees for services (parking, garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

56%

of Mount Rainier's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes75%

Property tax
56%$5.0 million
Individual income tax
9.7%$870 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$802 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$631 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$140 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parking$18 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$672 thousand

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$508 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$71 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
9.8%$881 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%Housing and community development1.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

40%

of Mount Rainier's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$278 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$567 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and garbage and solid waste
  • Electric power$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$106 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Rainier. 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 Mount Rainier 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.