City government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Omak took in $13.8 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%City taxes34%State tax money16%Fines and other1.5%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes34%

Sales tax
18%$2.5 million
Other taxes
9.2%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$958 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$187 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$68 thousand
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.3%$867 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Road charges$472 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Housing$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$189 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$40 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$201 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Running the government and other costs6.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

26%

of Omak's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$867 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$170 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$773 thousand
  • Airports$500 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$719 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$577 thousand
  • Libraries$142 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$186 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.2%$573 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$573 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$474 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$381 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$93 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$122 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$122 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Omak. 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 Omak 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.