City government · Asotin County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Asotin took in $2.3 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes29%State tax money22%Fines and other13%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

of Asotin's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes29%

Other taxes
12%$277 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$169 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$79 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$238 thousand
Sales tax
6.1%$139 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$814 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$740 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$11 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$492 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$291 thousand
Fines
0.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Environment and natural resources19%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

19%

of Asotin's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$687 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$423 thousand
  • Water supply$264 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$368 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$160 thousand
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Environment and natural resources
19%$345 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$345 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$81 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$81 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$55 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$46 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Asotin. 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 City of Asotin 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.