City government · Kittitas County, WA

Cle Elum's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cle Elum took in $11.7 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)60%City taxes30%State tax money5.4%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money1.1%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
13%$1.5 million
Other taxes
10%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$491 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$311 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$228 thousand
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.1%$829 thousand

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 5 more
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$750 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$628 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$134 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$358 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

20%

of Cle Elum's 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
41%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$748 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$776 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$592 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$238 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$248 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$983 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$974 thousand
  • Airports$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$183 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$90 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cle Elum. 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 Cle Elum 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.