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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ilwaco took in $4.1 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)55%City taxes26%State tax money15%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Ilwaco's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes26%

Other taxes
14%$556 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$258 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$125 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.8%$279 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$245 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$875 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$614 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$103 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$41 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs6.5%Interest on debt5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

68%

of Ilwaco'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
68%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$951 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$427 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$282 thousand
  • Fire protection$106 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$218 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$167 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$143 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$152 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$101 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$101 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ilwaco. 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 Ilwaco 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.