City government · Okanogan County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pateros took in $1.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes29%State tax money22%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

6.8%

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

City taxes29%

Other taxes
12%$218 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$132 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$67 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$186 thousand
Sales tax
6.8%$122 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$770 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$325 thousand
  • Sewer$247 thousand
  • Garbage collection$120 thousand
  • Other service charges$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$77 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$401 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$24 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.6%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

71%

of Pateros' 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
71%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$281 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$307 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$303 thousand
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$240 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$133 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$134 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$132 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$132 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pateros. 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 Pateros 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.