Town government · Snohomish County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darrington took in $2.4 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)30%State tax money25%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
12%$295 thousand
Other taxes
12%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility licenses$149 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$240 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$713 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$387 thousand
  • Water$295 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 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%$3 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$603 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$137 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$122 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Housing and community development29%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

29%

of Darrington's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$729 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$427 thousand
  • Water supply$302 thousand
Housing and community development
29%$720 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$463 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$419 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$443 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$299 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$82 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$8 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 Darrington. 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 Darrington 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.