Town government · San Juan County, WA

Friday Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Friday Harbor took in $14.2 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%Town taxes34%State tax money11%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

21%

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

Town taxes34%

Sales tax
21%$3.0 million
Other taxes
8.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$722 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$287 thousand
  • Other licenses$171 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.9%$547 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$23 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$220 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$138 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$785 thousand
Fines
0.5%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Environment and natural resources3.9%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

57%

of Friday Harbor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Parking$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$601 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$495 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$248 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$915 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$517 thousand
  • Fire protection$299 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.9%$510 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$510 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$494 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$325 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Friday Harbor. 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 Friday Harbor 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.