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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washington took in $4.4 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes74%State tax money9.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)6.8%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

10%

of Washington's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes74%

Property tax
64%$2.8 million
Other taxes
10%$448 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$286 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$127 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$303 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Other service charges$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$439 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$283 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$109 thousand
Fines
0.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Washington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$633 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$148 thousand
  • Government buildings$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$778 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$564 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$113 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Police$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$459 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$275 thousand
  • Libraries$184 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$129 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Washington. 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 Town of Washington 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.