City government · Grant County, WA

Grand Coulee's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Coulee took in $4.0 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)64%City taxes22%State tax money10%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes22%

Sales tax
13%$515 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$182 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$27 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.4%$134 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Sewer$575 thousand
  • Water$567 thousand
  • Garbage collection$334 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$417 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$104 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Running the government and other costs6.7%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

43%

of Grand Coulee'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$497 thousand
  • Sewer systems$463 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$340 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$230 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$137 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$90 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$74 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Coulee. 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 Grand Coulee 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.