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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Centralia took in $9.4 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes30%State tax money9.3%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
11%$1.0 million
Other taxes
10%$955 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$923 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.0%$839 thousand

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.6 million
  • Water$700 thousand
  • Garbage collection$490 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$412 thousand
  • Sewer$278 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$872 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$92 thousand
Fines
0.3%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

59%

of Centralia'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
59%$5.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$592 thousand
  • Water supply$568 thousand
  • Sewer systems$452 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$853 thousand
  • Police$569 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$792 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$514 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$71 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$725 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$695 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$695 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Centralia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Centralia 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.