Town government · Lincoln County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Creston took in $712 thousand and spent $595 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Town taxes15%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Creston's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes15%

Other taxes
5.5%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.8%$34 thousand
Property tax
4.5%$32 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$272 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$329 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Environment and natural resources2.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

19%

of Creston'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
58%$347 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$233 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$112 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$53 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Creston. 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 Creston 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.