Town government · Skagit County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Concrete took in $3.2 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money16%Federal tax money2.8%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes49%

Sales tax
27%$865 thousand
Property tax
18%$569 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$909 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$619 thousand
  • Water$268 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$91 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$512 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%$35 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

19%

of Concrete's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$800 thousand
  • Water supply$422 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$548 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$290 thousand
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$457 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$319 thousand
  • Fire protection$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$389 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$356 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$90 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$86 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$79 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Concrete. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Concrete 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.