County government · Pend Oreille County, WA

Pend Oreille County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pend Oreille County took in $24.7 million and spent $22.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%County taxes31%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)10%Local tax money8.7%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

8.7%

of Pend Oreille County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes31%

Property tax
19%$4.6 million
Sales tax
6.8%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.9%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$437 thousand
  • Other licenses$301 thousand
  • Severance taxes$282 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$262 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$2.8 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$8.5 million

Local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$676 thousand
Fines
1.1%$269 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Health and hospitals12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

12%

of Pend Oreille County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$855 thousand
  • Government buildings$394 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$837 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$837 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$203 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$176 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$149 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$149 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$127 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Social services
0.5%$116 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pend Oreille County. 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 Pend Oreille County 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.