Town government · Pierce County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eatonville took in $9.3 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%Town taxes24%State tax money17%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Town taxes24%

Property tax
8.9%$831 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$708 thousand
Other taxes
7.0%$651 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$365 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$106 thousand
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$887 thousand
  • Garbage collection$863 thousand
  • Other service charges$60 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$29 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$202 thousand
Fines
0.2%$18 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

64%

of Eatonville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$841 thousand
  • Sewer systems$536 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$792 thousand
  • Fire protection$617 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$831 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)$407 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$382 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$161 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$79 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$73 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eatonville. 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 Eatonville 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.