Town government · Wahkiakum County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cathlamet took in $3.1 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Fines and other22%Town taxes16%State tax money4.0%County and local tax money2.9%

What stands out

22%

of Cathlamet's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes16%

Other taxes
7.4%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$175 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.6%$170 thousand
Property tax
2.7%$82 thousand

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$816 thousand
  • Sewer$786 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$122 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$89 thousand

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$667 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt8.1%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

14%

of Cathlamet's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$543 thousand
  • Sewer systems$485 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$287 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$227 thousand
  • Libraries$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Police$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$212 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$170 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$131 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$89 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
  • Parking$39 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cathlamet. 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 Cathlamet 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.