Town government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garfield took in $1.1 million and spent $798 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)47%State tax money29%Town taxes24%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

29%

of Garfield's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
13%$143 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$63 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.8%$52 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$506 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$216 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Water$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$311 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs9.4%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

59%

of Garfield'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
59%$472 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$143 thousand
  • Water supply$109 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$67 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$67 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Garfield. 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 Garfield 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.