City government · Snohomish County, WA

Mill Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mill Creek took in $22.9 million and spent $15.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes69%

Property tax
36%$8.3 million
Sales tax
21%$4.8 million
Other taxes
12%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$326 thousand
  • Other licenses$282 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$625 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$4.3 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$228 thousand
Fines
0.3%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

57%

of Mill Creek's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$267 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$367 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$934 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$934 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$672 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$672 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$239 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$239 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$215 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$186 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$186 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek 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.