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Happy Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Happy Valley took in $38.8 million and spent $26.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Federal tax money12%County and local tax money8.4%State tax money7.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)5.1%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

36%

of Happy Valley's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes62%

Other taxes
36%$13.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$11.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
27%$10.3 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.8 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$2.8 million

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$3.3 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.0 million
Fines
2.0%$774 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries26%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs15%Housing and community development1.1%

What stands out

15%

of Happy Valley's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
26%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Libraries$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$607 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$149 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$4.1 million
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$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$772 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$263 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$288 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Happy Valley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Happy Valley 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.