City government · Washington County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Washington took in $79.8 million and spent $108 million.

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)48%City taxes28%Fines and other20%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

11%

of Washington's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
11%$8.7 million
Other taxes
9.9%$7.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$144 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.6%$6.1 million

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$38.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$21.0 million
  • Water$10.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Sewer$938 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$3.0 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$15.5 million
Fines
0.6%$444 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

59%

of Washington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$64.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$44.1 million
  • Water supply$15.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$588 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$658 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$10.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$967 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$238 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Washington. 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 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.