City government · Douglas County, WA

East Wenatchee's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), East Wenatchee took in $19.9 million and spent $23.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%State tax money30%County and local tax money5.8%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)5.1%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

34%

of East Wenatchee's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes55%

Sales tax
34%$6.7 million
Other taxes
12%$2.4 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Amusement taxes$565 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$545 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$439 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$404 thousand
  • Other licenses$271 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$154 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.3%$1.8 million

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$551 thousand
  • Other service charges$235 thousand
  • Road charges$199 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$266 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$5.9 million

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$500 thousand
Fines
0.7%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Housing and community development3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

37%

of East Wenatchee's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$944 thousand
  • Government buildings$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$638 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$524 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$858 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$606 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$606 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$559 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$559 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$494 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Wenatchee. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of East Wenatchee 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.