City government · Grant County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ephrata took in $19.1 million and spent $16.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes38%State tax money17%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
18%$3.4 million
Other taxes
13%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$346 thousand
  • Other licenses$138 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$95 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.3%$1.4 million

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Other service charges$139 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$83 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%$3 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$3.3 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$126 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$907 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

6.1%

of Ephrata's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$8.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$580 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$991 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$282 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$204 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$192 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$134 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$829 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$604 thousand
  • Libraries$225 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$417 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$288 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$129 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$407 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$407 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ephrata. 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 Ephrata 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.