Town government · Lewis County, WA

Pe Ell's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pe Ell took in $1.3 million and spent $876 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%State tax money33%Town taxes13%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Pe Ell's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
6.7%$87 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$84 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$653 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$343 thousand
  • Sewer$309 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$435 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$33 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$6 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs9.1%Interest on debt4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

59%

of Pe Ell'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
59%$518 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$276 thousand
  • Sewer systems$240 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$184 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$184 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$80 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$41 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pe Ell. 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 Town of Pe Ell 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.