City government · Kittitas County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kittitas took in $2.7 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%State tax money15%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Kittitas' 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 taxes41%

Other taxes
22%$586 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$403 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$23 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$333 thousand
Property tax
6.8%$182 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$591 thousand
  • Water$457 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%$399 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$9 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$104 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs11%Housing and community development2.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

22%

of Kittitas' 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
40%$988 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$519 thousand
  • Sewer systems$469 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$550 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$476 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$506 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$266 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$40 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$39 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kittitas. 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 Kittitas 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.