City government · Snohomish County, WA

Lake Stevens's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lake Stevens took in $37.7 million and spent $30.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)16%State tax money10%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

23%

of Lake Stevens' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes62%

Sales tax
23%$8.8 million
Other taxes
22%$8.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$24 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
17%$6.2 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$3.9 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$904 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$3.4 million
Fines
0.3%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending14%

What stands out

8.2%

of Lake Stevens' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$872 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$470 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$5.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$4.9 million
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$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$545 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Housing and community development
8.2%$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
3.2%$1.0 million
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$1.0 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$625 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$203 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Stevens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Lake Stevens 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.