Town government · McClain County, OK

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Washington took in $2.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%Town taxes32%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money4.4%County and local tax money0.5%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

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

Town taxes32%

Sales tax
26%$746 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$179 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$154 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.1 million
  • Sewer$238 thousand
  • Water$178 thousand
  • Other service charges$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Airport$15 thousand
  • Gas$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$125 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$10 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$120 thousand
Fines
0.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

52%

of Washington'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
52%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$914 thousand
  • Water supply$218 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$625 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$370 thousand
  • Fire protection$229 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$298 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)$165 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$106 thousand
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$124 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$12 thousand
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 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 June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. 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.