City government · Chelan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Entiat took in $2.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%City taxes34%Fines and other15%State tax money11%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

9.3%

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

City taxes34%

Other taxes
16%$407 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$206 thousand
  • Other licenses$141 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$48 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.3%$234 thousand
Property tax
8.3%$209 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$503 thousand
  • Water$425 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$282 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$383 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%Interest on debt8.0%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

18%

of Entiat's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$720 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$413 thousand
  • Sewer systems$307 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$295 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$295 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$135 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$96 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$96 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Entiat. 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 Entiat 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.