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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montesano took in $8.3 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money13%Fines and other7.4%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes41%

Other taxes
18%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$660 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$619 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$108 thousand
  • Other licenses$46 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$969 thousand
Property tax
12%$965 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$533 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.0 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$35 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$570 thousand
Fines
0.5%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals5.2%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

36%

of Montesano's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$146 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$745 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$967 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$384 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$396 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$396 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$362 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$362 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$281 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$227 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$192 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$138 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Montesano. 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 Montesano 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.