City government · Lewis County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chehalis took in $26.8 million and spent $24.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money6.6%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
27%$7.4 million
Other taxes
11%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$403 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$324 thousand
  • Other licenses$291 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$2.0 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$6.4 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Road charges$746 thousand
  • Other service charges$330 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$165 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.0%$534 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$1.8 million

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%$21 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$1.4 million
Fines
0.3%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs12%Environment and natural resources3.8%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

28%

of Chehalis' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$3.0 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$476 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$406 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$2.7 million
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$729 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$533 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$531 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$926 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$926 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$791 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$523 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$702 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$661 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chehalis. 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 Chehalis 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.