Town government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Farmington took in $186 thousand and spent $145 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Town taxes34%State tax money23%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

9.1%

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

Town taxes34%

Property tax
15%$28 thousand
Other taxes
9.7%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.1%$17 thousand

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$53 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$42 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%

What stands out

17%

of Farmington'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
37%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$31 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Farmington. 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 Farmington 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.