Town government · Whatcom County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Everson took in $5.1 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)43%Town taxes38%State tax money17%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

of Everson's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes38%

Other taxes
20%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$417 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$297 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$198 thousand
  • Other licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$597 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$306 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$547 thousand
  • Other service charges$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$854 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$42 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
1.4%$74 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.0%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

36%

of Everson's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$561 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$278 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$152 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$637 thousand
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$319 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$248 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$248 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$139 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$137 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
  • Libraries$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Everson. 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 Everson 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.