Town government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nespelem took in $399 thousand and spent $323 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Town taxes10%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

53%

of Nespelem's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes10%

Sales tax
7.8%$31 thousand
Property tax
2.3%$9 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Sewer$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$7 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$210 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking40%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments2.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.6%

What stands out

40%

of Nespelem'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
43%$138 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$127 thousand
  • Sewer systems$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
40%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$47 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$7 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$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Nespelem. 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 Town of Nespelem 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.