City government · King County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Newcastle took in $17.1 million and spent $16.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%Fines and other6.7%State tax money6.4%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes69%

Property tax
36%$6.1 million
Other taxes
19%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$179 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$2.4 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$602 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$268 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

9.3%

of Newcastle's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$464 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$527 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$393 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$393 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newcastle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Newcastle 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.