City government · Lewis County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mossyrock took in $1.2 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)58%City taxes25%State tax money16%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
12%$148 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.9%$71 thousand

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$691 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$387 thousand
  • Sewer$284 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$187 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$10 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Sent to other local governments2.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

49%

of Mossyrock'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
49%$507 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$278 thousand
  • Sewer systems$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$282 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$126 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$29 thousand
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$29 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$24 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mossyrock. 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 Mossyrock 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.