City government · Snohomish County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mukilteo took in $34.4 million and spent $29.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)15%Fines and other4.0%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
22%$7.6 million
Other taxes
20%$6.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$428 thousand
  • Other licenses$249 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$131 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$59 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$4.1 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Other service charges$999 thousand
  • Road charges$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$12 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$8.9 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$350 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.2 million
Fines
0.5%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs20%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

14%

of Mukilteo's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$987 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$378 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
14%$4.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$437 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$258 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mukilteo. 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 Mukilteo 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.