City government · Whitman County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pullman took in $164 million and spent $167 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money66%City taxes16%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%State tax money3.8%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Pullman's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
5.8%$9.4 million
Other taxes
5.4%$8.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$669 thousand
  • Other licenses$481 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$327 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.6%$7.5 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$22.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Water$6.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Transit fares$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Airport$1.1 million
  • Road charges$101 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money66%

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

From the federal government
66%$107 million

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$6.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$386 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$1.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Running the government and other costs3.2%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

72%

of Pullman's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$121 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 1 more
  • Airports$110 million
  • Roads and highways$5.6 million
  • Public transit$5.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$15.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$8.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$837 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$118 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.2%$13.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$6.9 million
  • Sewer systems$6.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$6.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$204 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$1.7 million
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$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$656 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$566 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$90 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pullman. 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 Pullman 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.