City government · Pend Oreille County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newport took in $4.2 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes32%State tax money17%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes32%

Sales tax
12%$514 thousand
Other taxes
11%$476 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$299 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$124 thousand
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.3%$348 thousand

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$972 thousand
  • Water$836 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$156 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$729 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$21 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$45 thousand
Fines
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Running the government and other costs5.9%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

5.9%

of Newport's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$869 thousand
  • Water supply$730 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$854 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$105 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$74 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$836 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$836 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$309 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$298 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$125 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$1 thousand
Housing and community development
1.8%$71 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Newport. 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 Newport 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.