Town government · Lincoln County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reardan took in $1.0 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%Town taxes21%Federal tax money13%State tax money6.4%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes21%

Sales tax
11%$110 thousand
Property tax
9.2%$93 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$578 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$252 thousand
  • Sewer$227 thousand
  • Garbage collection$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$133 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$65 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Reardan'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
53%$561 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$233 thousand
  • Sewer systems$229 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$99 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$206 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$200 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$170 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$170 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$93 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Reardan. 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 Town of Reardan 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.