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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kent took in $47.0 million and spent $40.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money16%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other7.5%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

32%

of Kent's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Business income tax
32%$15.0 million
Property tax
7.0%$3.3 million
Individual income tax
3.8%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.8%$866 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$566 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$195 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$681 thousand
  • Garbage collection$394 thousand
  • Parking$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$3.8 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$7.7 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%$190 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$3.2 million
Fines
0.7%$332 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%All other spending12%

What stands out

5.5%

of Kent's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.5 million
  • Fire protection$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$353 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$485 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
  • Parking$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$2.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
Housing and community development
5.5%$2.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$970 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$970 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$616 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$611 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$490 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$490 thousand
Social services
0.9%$347 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$347 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kent. 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 Kent 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.