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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bellingham took in $361 thousand and spent $220 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes22%State tax money22%Fines and other5.3%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

22%

of Bellingham's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
22%$79 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$175 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$8 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$79 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

22%

of Bellingham'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Sewer systems$25 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellingham. 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 City 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.