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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bellevue took in $78.8 million and spent $100 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)23%State tax money12%Fines and other1.1%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

41%

of Bellevue's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
41%$32.7 million
Sales tax
22%$17.4 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$18.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$14.2 million
  • Garbage collection$3.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$780 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$50 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$9.3 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%$280 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$862 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

29%

of Bellevue's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$33.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$20.2 million
  • Fire protection$12.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$28.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$20.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$16.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.3 million
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$9.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$803 thousand
  • Government buildings$659 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$6.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.9 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$1.0 million
Social services
0.8%$783 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$783 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$543 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$543 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bellevue. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bellevue 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.