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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washburn took in $3.5 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other31%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%City taxes18%State tax money14%Federal tax money13%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Washburn's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes18%

Sales tax
9.9%$346 thousand
Property tax
7.3%$254 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$823 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$563 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Airport$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$444 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$481 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$19 thousand

Fines and other31%

Interest, rents and other
31%$1.1 million
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Interest on debt8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Washburn's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$969 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
  • Airports$463 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$561 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$481 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
  • Sewer systems$83 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$210 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$176 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$196 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$167 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washburn. 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 Washburn 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.