County government · Klickitat County, WA

Klickitat County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Klickitat County took in $47.8 million and spent $57.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)33%State tax money20%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Klickitat County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
24%$11.7 million
Other taxes
7.3%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; severance taxes and 6 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.3 million
  • Severance taxes$629 thousand
  • Other licenses$489 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$289 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$250 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$238 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$204 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.3%$2.5 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 4 more
  • Garbage collection$9.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.6 million
  • Sewer$325 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$2.4 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$9.4 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$503 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.5 million
Fines
1.6%$769 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Health and hospitals7.7%Environment and natural resources2.7%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

43%

of Klickitat County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
43%$24.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$18.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$14.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$14.2 million
  • Airports$372 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$442 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$279 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.7%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$875 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$814 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$424 thousand
  • Sewer systems$390 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$448 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$447 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Klickitat County. 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 Klickitat County 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.