City government · Grant County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Quincy took in $61.5 million and spent $31.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%City taxes30%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Quincy's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes30%

Sales tax

18%$11.1 million

Property tax

8.4%$5.1 million

Other taxes

3.8%$2.3 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more

Public utility taxes$1.1 million
Other licenses$732 thousand
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$232 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$168 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services

28%$17.3 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more

Sewer$12.3 million
Water$2.3 million
Garbage collection$2.2 million
Other service charges$461 thousand
Parks and recreation$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government

1.6%$1.0 million

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state

1.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other

38%$23.5 million

Fines

<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Running the government and other costs7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

55%

of Quincy'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

55%$17.1 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$12.9 million
Water supply$2.1 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

19%$6.0 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$4.4 million
Fire protection$830 thousand
Inspections and regulation$733 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.6%$2.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$2.4 million

Running the government and other costs

7.3%$2.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Other and not broken out$204 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$138 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.9%$1.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Libraries$73 thousand

Interest on debt

2.4%$755 thousand

Health and hospitals

2.0%$617 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$617 thousand

Environment and natural resources

1.0%$312 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Quincy. 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 Quincy 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.