Town government · Grant County, WA

Coulee City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Coulee City took in $1.4 million and spent $815 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other39%Town taxes27%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money11%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

39%

of Coulee City'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 taxes27%

Sales tax
11%$147 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$82 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.7%$106 thousand

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$311 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$151 thousand
  • Sewer$84 thousand
  • Other service charges$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$147 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$19 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
39%$537 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Interest on debt11%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

25%

of Coulee City'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$197 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$123 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$165 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$87 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$93 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$71 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Coulee City. 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 Coulee City 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.