City government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Palouse took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%City taxes38%State tax money18%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

8.7%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
18%$254 thousand
Other taxes
11%$156 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$116 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.7%$121 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$278 thousand
  • Water$227 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$253 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

25%

of Palouse'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
26%$360 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$198 thousand
  • Sewer systems$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$298 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$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$81 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$20 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$271 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Palouse. 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 Palouse 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.