City government · Grant County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mattawa took in $5.0 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%City taxes26%State tax money25%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
13%$630 thousand
Other taxes
11%$543 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$380 thousand
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.1%$154 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$641 thousand
  • Water$604 thousand
  • Garbage collection$389 thousand
  • Other service charges$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$159 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.3 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$53 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$415 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs5.7%Housing and community development1.5%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

30%

of Mattawa's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$919 thousand
  • Water supply$588 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$387 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
  • Fire protection$141 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$307 thousand
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$112 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$54 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mattawa. 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 Mattawa 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.