City government · Klickitat County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Goldendale took in $6.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money14%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes46%

Other taxes
17%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$905 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$82 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$66 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$961 thousand
Sales tax
14%$948 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$985 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$21 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$939 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$48 thousand
Fines
0.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt4.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

34%

of Goldendale'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
35%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$643 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$285 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$699 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$547 thousand
  • Airports$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$564 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$316 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$220 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$119 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Goldendale. 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 Goldendale 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.