Town government · Adams County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lind took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Federal tax money28%Town taxes14%State tax money11%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

28%

of Lind's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes14%

Sales tax
5.1%$80 thousand
Property tax
4.8%$75 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$590 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$282 thousand
  • Sewer$219 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$433 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$171 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%$39 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$101 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities73%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Police, fire, courts and jails1.6%

What stands out

73%

of Lind'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
73%$934 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$665 thousand
  • Sewer systems$161 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$134 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$108 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$50 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$31 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.6%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lind. 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 Town of Lind 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.