Town government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Albion took in $583 thousand and spent $436 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Town taxes26%Federal tax money14%State tax money12%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes26%

Property tax
11%$63 thousand
Other taxes
9.6%$56 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$53 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.8%$34 thousand

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$271 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$155 thousand
  • Water$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$84 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$69 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

35%

of Albion's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$174 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$94 thousand
  • Sewer systems$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$56 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Albion. 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 Town of Albion 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.