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Port Angeles's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Port Angeles took in $110 million and spent $100 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)66%City taxes19%State tax money4.9%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.0%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

66%

of Port Angeles' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes19%

Other taxes
7.5%$8.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$762 thousand
  • Other licenses$470 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.8%$7.5 million
Property tax
4.6%$5.1 million

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$72.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 7 more
  • Electric power$27.6 million
  • Garbage collection$14.0 million
  • Sewer$12.7 million
  • Other service charges$10.1 million
  • Water$7.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$247 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$151 thousand
  • Road charges$136 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$3.3 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$5.4 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$2.9 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$5.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

57%

of Port Angeles' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$56.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$23.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$13.2 million
  • Sewer systems$12.2 million
  • Water supply$7.8 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$13.8 million
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$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$409 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$180 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$206 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$812 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$495 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$495 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Port Angeles. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Port Angeles 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.