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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bellingham took in $87.8 million and spent $86.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes62%State tax money17%Fees for services (water, sewer)13%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

6.2%

of Bellingham's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes62%

Property tax
60%$52.3 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$777 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 7 more
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$753 thousand
  • Other school charges$193 thousand
  • School lunches$102 thousand
  • Transit fares$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$5.5 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$15.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$347 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges58%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Roads, transit and parking3.6%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

58%

of Bellingham's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
58%$50.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$50.5 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$15.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.8 million
  • Government buildings$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$450 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.3%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$441 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$108 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$181 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$833 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$300 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$781 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$600 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$181 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$280 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$177 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$177 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$78 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$78 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$66 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bellingham. 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 Town of Bellingham 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.