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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bothell took in $131 million and spent $114 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money8.2%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
23%$29.8 million
Other taxes
16%$21.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$9.5 million
  • Other licenses$6.0 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$435 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$42 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
16%$20.4 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$37.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$16.5 million
  • Other service charges$12.9 million
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$655 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$10.7 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$9.0 million
Fines
0.6%$731 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

38%

of Bothell's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$43.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$21.2 million
  • Police$19.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$20.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$13.2 million
  • Water supply$7.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$20.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$16.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.1 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$4.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$2.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
Social services
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$702 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$702 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bothell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bothell 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.