City government · Sherman County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wasco took in $564 thousand and spent $696 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%State tax money18%Federal tax money5.7%City taxes5.0%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

67%

of Wasco's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes5.0%

Property tax
2.5%$14 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$377 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$144 thousand
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Sewer$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$32 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$100 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt3.6%

What stands out

79%

of Wasco'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
79%$549 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$345 thousand
  • Electric power$152 thousand
  • Water supply$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$19 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wasco. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Wasco 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.