County government · Douglas County, WA

Douglas County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Douglas County took in $57.2 million and spent $39.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes57%State tax money18%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)12%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

of Douglas County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes57%

Sales tax
26%$15.1 million
Property tax
25%$14.1 million
Other taxes
6.2%$3.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$745 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$448 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 4 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$787 thousand
  • Garbage collection$490 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$4.4 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$10.4 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$256 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$2.0 million
Fines
0.9%$526 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Environment and natural resources4.1%Health and hospitals4.0%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

30%

of Douglas County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$988 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.1%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
4.0%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.0 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$874 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$785 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$454 thousand
  • Sewer systems$331 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$204 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$204 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Libraries$9 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas County. 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 Douglas County 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.