City government · Cowlitz County, WA

Castle Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Castle Rock took in $6.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes29%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes29%

Other taxes
12%$807 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$506 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$171 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$691 thousand
Property tax
6.2%$405 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Road charges$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$599 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$344 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$167 thousand
Fines
0.3%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs9.9%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

52%

of Castle Rock'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
52%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$50 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$524 thousand
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)$230 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$476 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$476 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$186 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$139 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$79 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$79 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$47 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$47 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Castle Rock. 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 Castle Rock 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.