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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rainier took in $2.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water)29%State tax money24%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of Rainier's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Other taxes
17%$377 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$131 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$100 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand
  • Other licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
15%$328 thousand
Property tax
14%$304 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$641 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$583 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$540 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$10 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending10%

What stands out

6.6%

of Rainier's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$336 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$336 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$236 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.6%$77 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$77 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$30 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rainier. 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 City of Rainier 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.