Town government · Pierce County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Carbonado took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%Town taxes23%State tax money14%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

61%

of Carbonado's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes23%

Other taxes
11%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$58 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$57 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$105 thousand
Sales tax
4.7%$66 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$850 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$418 thousand
  • Sewer$284 thousand
  • Garbage collection$119 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$201 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

70%

of Carbonado's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$859 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$510 thousand
  • Sewer systems$237 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$126 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$88 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Police$24 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Carbonado. 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 Carbonado 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.