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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edmonds took in $89.5 million and spent $73.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money12%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes46%

Other taxes
17%$15.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$707 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$496 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$407 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
16%$14.7 million
Sales tax
13%$11.6 million

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$35.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$18.8 million
  • Water$10.3 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$564 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$197 thousand
  • Road charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$10.9 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$451 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$953 thousand
Fines
0.3%$261 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

10%

of Edmonds' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$23.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 4 more
  • Police$11.9 million
  • Fire protection$7.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$229 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$190 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$17.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$11.2 million
  • Water supply$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$15.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$215 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$7.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$2.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$630 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$123 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$123 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 Edmonds. 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 Edmonds 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.