City government · Lincoln County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Davenport took in $6.4 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money52%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%City taxes17%State tax money7.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes17%

Sales tax
8.3%$529 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$312 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$233 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.2%$272 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$510 thousand
  • Sewer$450 thousand
  • Garbage collection$347 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money52%

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

From the federal government
52%$3.3 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$455 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$59 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Running the government and other costs4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

65%

of Davenport'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%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$3.5 million
  • Roads and highways$254 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$441 thousand
  • Sewer systems$330 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$307 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$354 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$318 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.3%$245 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$203 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$173 thousand
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 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

City of Davenport. 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 Davenport 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.