City government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Okanogan took in $5.4 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)51%City taxes30%State tax money16%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes30%

Sales tax
12%$668 thousand
Other taxes
11%$605 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$477 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.1%$328 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$905 thousand
  • Garbage collection$505 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Road charges$10 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%$867 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$62 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$117 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

47%

of Okanogan'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
47%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$731 thousand
  • Sewer systems$579 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$467 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$651 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$349 thousand
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$110 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$48 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$540 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
  • Airports$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$339 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$109 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$56 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$32 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$21 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$21 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 Okanogan. 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 Okanogan 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.