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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kenmore took in $52.4 million and spent $53.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%City taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)7.1%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

52%

of Kenmore's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes33%

Other taxes
13%$6.7 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$368 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$6.1 million
Sales tax
8.3%$4.4 million

Fees for services7.1%

Fees for services
7.1%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$873 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$27.2 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$1.0 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$3.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking60%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

60%

of Kenmore's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
60%$31.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31.8 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$914 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$160 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$150 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$452 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$452 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$437 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$437 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$292 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kenmore. 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 Kenmore 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.