Town government · King County, WA

Black Diamond's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Black Diamond took in $22.1 million and spent $18.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other19%State tax money5.7%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

32%

of Black Diamond'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%.

Town taxes49%

Other taxes
32%$7.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$910 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$120 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.6%$2.1 million
Sales tax
8.2%$1.8 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.7%

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

From the state
5.7%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$209 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$4.2 million
Fines
0.6%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

23%

of Black Diamond's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$5.3 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$575 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$101 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$610 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$610 thousand
Housing and community development
3.1%$579 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$223 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$223 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$111 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Black Diamond. 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 Black Diamond 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.