City government · Chelan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cashmere took in $6.6 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes36%State tax money9.8%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes36%

Other taxes
14%$910 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$714 thousand
  • Other licenses$80 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$77 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$735 thousand
Property tax
11%$713 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$973 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$651 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$247 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs8.7%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

7.7%

of Cashmere's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$963 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$722 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$539 thousand
  • Fire protection$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$469 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$219 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$417 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$212 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Housing and community development
1.1%$59 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cashmere. 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 Cashmere 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.